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The Loma Prieta earthquake was caused by a slip in the San Andreas fault or the Subsidiary fault.
The San Franciscoâ??Oakland earthquake in 1989 was also called Loma Prieta earthquake. The earthquakes epicenter was in the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in the Santa Cruz mountains.
That was the Loma Prieta Earthquake of October 17, which struck near Santa Cruz, south of San Francisco. It Killed dozens, injured thousands, caused several billion dollars worth of damage, and disrupted game 3 of the 1989 World Series.
It took months because so many buildings were destroyed in the Earthquake. The Interstate 880 freeway took 8 years to rebuild, and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has not yet finished rebuilding from the 1989 earthquake.
That was the 1989 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. An earthquake hit the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 about 30 minutes before the scheduled start of game 3. Game 3 was delayed 10 days. The Athletics won the Series 4 games to 0.
The October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake The October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake
The loma prieta earthquake in 1989.
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Loma Prieta
It was called the Loma Prieta earthquake, for the mountain closest to the epicenter.
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The Pacific and North American plates.
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused major damage to San Francisco.
62 People died in the Loma Prieta earthquake in Oct 1989.
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The Loma Prieta earthquake was caused by a slip in the San Andreas fault or the Subsidiary fault.
Santa Cruz Mountains (Loma Prieta), California1989 10 18 00:04:15 UTC (Local 10/17/1989)Magnitude 6.9Intensity IX