Modified Mercalli Intensity Maps for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Plotted in ShakeMap Format

These new maps combine two important developments. First, we have re-evaluated and relocated the damage and shaking reports compiled by Lawson (1908).

These reports yield intensity estimates for more than 600 sites and constitute the largest set of intensities ever compiled for a single earthquake. Second, we use the recent ShakeMap methodology to map these intensities. The resulting MMI intensity maps are remarkably detailed and eloquently depict the enormous power and damage potential of this great earthquake.