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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 16 March 2008. It was captioned as follows: English: San Francisco Mission District burning in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Other languages:  Afrikaans: Brandende geboue in die Missiondistrik, 'n buurt van die Amerikaanse stad San Francisco, weens die 1906 aardbewing Asturianu: Incendiu nel San Francisco Mission District, por aciu del terremotu de San Francisco de 1906. Беларуская: Пажары ў Сан-Францыска пасля землетрасення 1906 году. Bosanski: Kvart San Franciska, Mission, gori u predvečerje zemljotresa 1906. Česky: Požáry po velkém zemětřesení v San Franciscu v roce 1906 Dansk: Mission District i San Francisco, Californien i brand efter jordskælvet i 1906. Deutsch: Brände nach dem San-Francisco-Erdbeben von 1906 English: San Francisco Mission District burning in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Español: Destrucción provocada por el terremoto de San Francisco de 1906, Estados Unidos. Euskara: 1906. urteko San Frantziskoko lurrikararen osteko suteak. Français : Le quartier de Mission à San Francisco brûle après le Tremblement de terre du 18 avril 1906. Magyar: San Francisco, a lángokban álló Mission District az 1906-os földrengés következményeként Íslenska: Eldur í Mission-hverfinu í San Fransisco eftir jarðskjálftann 1906. Italiano: Incendio nel quartiere Mission di San Francisco causato dal terremoto del 1906. 日本語: 1906年に起きた サンフランシスコ地震直後の ミッション･ディストリクト 한국어: 1906년 미국 샌프란시스코에서 일어난 지진의 영향으로 샌프란시스코 미션 디스트릭트가 불타고 있다. Nederlands: Brandende gebouwen in het Mission District, een buurt van de Amerikaanse stad San Francisco als gevolg van de aardbeving van 1906 Polski: Chmury pyłów po trzęsieniu ziemi w San Francisco w 1906 roku. Português: Incêndio na cidade de San Francisco devido ao terremoto de 1906. Svenska: Stadsdelen Mission District i San Francisco efter jordbävningen 1906. Türkçe: 1906'da yaşanan San Francisco Depremi'nin ardından çıkan ve yaklaşık 3000 kişinin ölümüne neden olan büyük yangın 中文（简体）‎: 1906年旧金山地震后街景 中文（繁體）‎: 1906年舊金山大地震之後， 舊金山 教會區發生火災的景象

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