Two quakes hit the area on the same day. Twenty seven people die in Lone Pine. A seven foot fault scarp appears. April 3 Aftershock of Owens Valley Quake. Hemet and San Jacinto wrecked.
Chimneys fall in Riverside.
The Great Earthquake and Fire . Twelve minutes after five a.m., the earth shook for forty seconds, beginning three days of tragedy that marked one of the most memorable disasters in U.S. history. April 19 San Francisco jail inmates moved to Alcatraz for safekeeping as the fire approaches the Civic Center. This will be the largest evacuation by sea until Dunkirk. Two Japanese earthquake scientists are attacked by angry San Franciscans.