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1. Officials put the total damage estimate at about $400 million

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2014, 01:56 AM

Sep 2014

The 1906 earthquake did an estimated $400 million in damage in 1906 dollars.

Just an odd coincident that doesn't mean squat when you consider $5 a week was considered a good wage in 1906

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