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63A people were killed in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. 57 of the fatalities were considered to be directly caused by the earthquake and 6 indirectly.

The majority of the deaths (40) were caused by the collapse of an elevated section of free-way.

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A Eberhart-Phillips, A. E., Saunders, T. M., Robinson, A. L., Hatch, D. L. and Parrish, R. G. (2007) Profile of Mortality from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake using Coroner and Medical Examiner Reports. Journal of Disasters, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp 160-170.

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