The Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area on Oct. 17, 1989, killing 63 people and injuring thousands. Here's a look back 33 years later.

It only took sixteen months for the Loma Prieta earthquake to happen. You well know by now that at 5:04:15 p.m. and for fifteen seconds afterward, the San Andreas snapped, releasing the energy of ...

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ended decades of tranquility in the San Francisco Bay region. ... The quake’s epicenter was located in the Santa Cruz mountains along the San Andreas fault.

Exactly 35 years have passed since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a catastrophic disaster that killed 63 Bay Area residents and caused over $10 billion in damage to the state.

Documentary: Loma Prieta Earthquake, 30 Years Later If you were in the Bay Area on that day in 1989, you knew where you were and what you were doing at 5:04 p.m. when the 6.9 quake rocked the region.

On Oct. 17, at 10:17 a.m., millions of phones across California will buzz with an earthquake warning. It’s the annual test of the West Coast’s ShakeAlert system – one that comes 35 years to ...

When the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake struck on Oct. 17, 1989, Lucas Valley resident Kelby Jones was at work in the former Fireman’s Fund building in Novato. “The windows shook back and ...

October 17, 2024, is the 35th anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake that rocked California in 1989. The 6.9 ...

Stirm said the quake made him think of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. That quake, a 6.9 magnitude disaster that struck on Oct. 17, 1989, killed 63 people and caused $6 billion in damage.