SF News Bill Del Monte, Last Survivor Of 1906 Earthquake, Dead At 109 In April 1906, more than 1,000 people died in San Francisco during the great 7.7 to 8.3 magnitude earthquake, and its ensuing fires. But not William "Bill" Del Monte. And
Arts & Entertainment Video: 108-Year-Old Earthquake Survivor Explains San Francisco And Silicon Valley Over at Hoodline, our friends in the Lower Haight remember the big one via an interview with 108-year-old earthquake survivor Bill del Monte, who, at more than a century old, has some astounding