USGS releasing Google Earth Virtual Tour of 1906 San FranciscoEarthquake

According to a USGS press release from yesterday, a Google Earth-based virtual tour of the devastating 1902 San Francisco will be announced during a press conference which was scheduled to start at 10am. The feed from the news conference was supposed to stream live from the USGS website, but I was finally able to connect and there is nobody in the room (some music is playing .

Update: It is starting now….10am Pacific Time……I am watching now

Update 2: The Virtual Tour webpage is now live on the USGS website.

Via OgleEarth