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On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time, the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred at the Central Coast of California. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
United States, California: 6.9 17.2 IX 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: At least 63 people died and another 3,757 were injured. Major damage was caused in the San Francisco Bay Area, with many structures collapsing there. Also known as the World Series earthquake, it is the largest event to affect the area since 1906. 63 3,757 18 [156]
Area Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage ... 1989-08-08: Loma Prieta Santa Cruz Mts ... (1983), "Nineteenth Century Earthquake Investigations in California", ...
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
In Northern California, the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 was centered in the Santa Cruz Mountains, yet still caused collapses in San Francisco and Oakland, about 60 miles from the ...
1873 Oregon-California earthquake [2] October 26, 1880: Alaska 7.0 M s 0 [1] August 10, 1884: New York: 4.9–5.5 M fa 2: August 31, 1886: South Carolina: 6.9–7.3 M w 60: 1886 Charleston earthquake: April 19, 1892: California 6.4 M L 1 1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes [2] April 21, 1892: California 6.4 M L 0 1892 Vacaville–Winters ...
They were preceded by a pair of earthquakes in early June — a magnitude 3.4 on June 2 and a magnitude 2.8 on June 4 — as well as a magnitude 2.9 earthquake in the same area June 24.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: Earthquake San Francisco Bay Area, California: $6,000,000,000 (1989) Including 42 deaths due to the collapse of the Cypress Street Viaduct: 68 1994 American Eagle Flight 4184: Accident – aircraft Roselawn, Indiana: 67 2025 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision: Accident – aircraft Potomac River near Washington D.C.