A report of U.S. Army relief operations recorded:
A 1972 NOAA report suggested that 700-800 was a reasonable figure.
Gladys Hansen and Emmet Condon, after extensive research, estimated that over 3000 deaths were caused directly or indirectly by the catastrophe. The population of San Francisco at the time was about 400,000.
Homeless - 225,000
225,000 from a population of about 400,000.
Buildings Destroyed - 28,000
“The 3-day conflagration following the earthquake caused substantially more damage than did the earthquake. The area of the burned district covered 4.7 square mile...” (NOAA report). By one count:
Monetary Loss - More than $400 million
Estimated property damage (NOAA report): $400,000,000 in 1906 dollars from earthquake and fire, $80,000,000 from the earthquake alone.
















One of several large relief camps established by the U.S. Army at the Presidio of San Francisco.







