Earthquake Stories
Follow these links to learn what it is like to experience an earthquake. These stories are mostly ordinary people who tell, in their own words, what happened to them. If you have been in an earthquake and want to add your story to this list, please send it to: Dan Goldstein at dangoldstein@yahoo.com.
The Community Internet Intensity Map allows ordinary people to help out scientists studying earthquakes by reporting their experiences. You are encouraged to fill out a questionnaire about a particular quake and view a map that shows how the quake was felt in different places.
The Community Internet Intensity Map allows ordinary people to help out scientists studying earthquakes by reporting their experiences. You are encouraged to fill out a questionnaire about a particular quake and view a map that shows how the quake was felt in different places.
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
- San Francisco Museum Eyewitness Accounts
- Jack London's eyewitness account of the earthquake and fire published in Colliers Magazine.
- '06 quake through eyes of a woman ahead of her time (SF Chronicle 4/11/2011)
1957 Daly City Earthquake
1964 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
- Remembering the Loma Prieta Earthquake
A collection of personal stories of the quake. - Dan Goldstein's Account of 1989 Loma Prieta Quake
- The Pretty Big One
