This one originated on the San Andreas fault in the Santa Cruz mountains. Though the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 lasted only for a duration of roughly 20 seconds, it was one of the worst earthquakes to have hit the San Francisco Bay Area in California; leaving over 63 people dead and injuring thousands more. Thirty years ago, on Oct. 17, 1989, the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants were preparing for Game 3 of the World Series when the Loma Prieta earthquake …
(P.d.t.) The Loma Prieta earthquake (also known as the Quake of '89) struck the San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1989 at 5:04pm local time. It got its name from the mountain where the shaking started, Loma Prieta.
Caused by a slip along the San Andreas Fault, the temblor lasted 10-15 seconds and measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale (surface-wave magnitude 7.1) or 6.9 on the open ended Richter Scale. The Loma Prieta earthquake was originally listed as a 7.1 earthquake but once things settled down a bit, it was finally ruled to be a 6.9 quake.
The death toll was 63 and the damage cost an estimated six billion dollars (Stoffer, 2005). It measured a 6.9 on the Richter Scale. The earthquake disrupted the start of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. Potres jačine 6,9 stupnjeva, poznatiji u području zaljeva kao zemljotres Loma … The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).High intensity shaking was felt from Eureka on the North Coast to the Salinas Valley, an agricultural region to the south of the San Francisco Bay Area. Potres jačine 6,9 stupnjeva, poznatiji u području zaljeva kao zemljotres Loma Prieta, bio je najveći za napad na regiju od 1906. godine. The Series was credited with saving countless lives, as many Bay Area residents had left work early to watch or attend the game, leaving fewer people on … U 17:04 sati 17. listopada, potres u San Franciscu 1989. pogodio je veće područje zaljeva. city and county of san francisco OCTOBER 17, 1989 EARTHQUAKE REPORT The following report describes the major events associated with the earthquake of October 17,1989 in terms of the actions taken by the Police Department and the resources required to implement police objectives. On October 17, 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco. a magnitude 7.1 earthquake severely shook the greater San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas.