The Halloway massacre Catastrophe occurred in August 1857 near the head of the Humboldt River and present day Wells , Nevada .

The three shocks Catastrophe damaged Damaging and destroyed Destroying homes and businesses in Humboldt County and injured Bodily_harm up to 356 people , but the single largest loss Earnings_and_losses was due to a post-earthquake fire Catastrophe that consumed Expend_resource a business center in Scotia .