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  2. 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake - Wikipedia

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    On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time, the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred at the Central Coast of California. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

  3. Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Selected historical image ...

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    Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Structures damaged in the Marina District of San Francisco. The first story of this three-story building was damaged because of liquefaction; the second story collapsed. What is seen is the third story."

  4. The 1989 earthquake that rocked San Francisco, Oakland ... - AOL

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    By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...

  5. The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park - Wikipedia

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    The epicenter of the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989, was in this park. [2] The quake's epicenter and Five Finger Falls are the two most popular attractions in the park. Various ancient sea stone sedimentary rocks can be found in creek beds in the park, as the park used to be a shallow inland sea.

  6. The myth of earthquake weather - AOL

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    (Photo credit: Getty Images) Many major earthquakes are etched in our memories, from real ones to overcooked ones from '90s disaster flicks. There's the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake during the ...

  7. Loma Prieta earthquake shook Central Coast 33 years ago ... - AOL

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  8. Loma Prieta - Wikipedia

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    Loma Prieta (from Spanish loma-hill, prieta-dark) is the highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California, measuring 3,790 feet (1,160 m) in height. [ 3 ] Although the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was named for this mountain, the actual epicenter was five miles southwest of the peak, across the San Andreas Fault , in The Forest of ...

  9. The hidden earthquake danger lurking inside California homes ...

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