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1 day ago · Loma Prieta Earthquake damage to the Ferry Building, October 18, 1989. (wnp72.15904; photo by Greg Gaar / Courtesy of a Private Collector) San Francisco’s grandest public clock, at the Ferry Building tower, reminded passersby of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake for months afterward.
4 days ago · On the evening of October 17, 1989, during the Loma Prieta earthquake, which measured a 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale, a 50-foot (15 m) section of the upper deck of the eastern truss portion of the bridge at Pier E9 collapsed onto the deck below, indirectly causing one death.
4 days ago · Recently, Jati Wibisono, San Jose State University student and Loma Prieta volunteer, interviewed Les Kishler, Loma Prieta Executive Committee Member, Conservation Committee Chair, and Guadalupe Regional Group Chair in the 1980s, to capture some of the important history of the chapter.
2 days ago · J. B. Fletcher, J. Boatwright, Source parameters of Loma Prieta aftershocks and wave propagation characteristics along the San Francisco Peninsula from a joint inversion of digital seismograms. Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 81, 1783 (1991).
3 days ago · Santa Cruz was hard hit by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that killed three people. It was also hit by ocean surges caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, wherein the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor sustained an estimated $10 million of damage, with another $5 million of damage to docked boats there.
3 days ago · Significance of the Loma Prieta Earthquake The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake had a significant impact on the de Young Museum. The quake caused extensive damage to the museum’s structure, leading to concerns over the safety and integrity of the building.
4 days ago · San Francisco, California: After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the Embarcadero Freeway, the city decided to tear it down rather than repair it. They replaced it with a boulevard that includes light rail. The area has since become one of the most vibrant and valuable in the city.
