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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]
The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also documented earthquakes.
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 ...
see 1989 Newcastle earthquake: −32.95 151.61 13 5.6 M L This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date – February 8, 1990 15:15 local time Bohol Sea, Philippines; see 1990 Bohol Sea earthquake. 9.755 124.694 6 6.8 M w [90] [91] June 14, 1990: 15:41 local time Panay Island, Philippines see 1990 Panay earthquake: 11.34 122.10 ...
Between 1964 and 1994, Los Angeles faced two big earthquakes, which both hit the suburban San Fernando Valley hard: the magnitude 6.6 Sylmar earthquake of 1971, which resulted in 64 deaths; and ...
A full fault rupture, estimated to be around a 7.5 magnitude, could kill between 3,000 and 18,000 people, according to US Geological Survey and Southern California Earthquake Center.
Faultline.mov – An unlisted 2022 YouTube video from Kane Pixels' Backrooms creepypasta series that details the events following the earthquake. In the video, the earthquake occurs at the same time as a scientific experiment conducted by the fictional Async research institute. [6] Episode 6, Season 1 of the 2022 revial of Quantum Leap takes ...