Loma Prieta earthquake

The Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on October 17, 1989 in the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California at 5:04 pm local time and measured 7.1 on the Richter magnitude scale (6.9 on the Moment magnitude scale). The earthquake lasted for fifteen seconds. Its epicenter was at 37.04° N latitude, 121.88° W longitude near Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains, about ten miles (16 km) northeast of the town of Santa Cruz, California, in the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.

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October 17 - 1989 - San Francisco Bay Area - California - Richter magnitude scale - Moment magnitude scale - Earthquake - Epicenter - Santa Cruz Mountains - Santa Cruz, California - Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

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This was a major earthquake which caused severe damage as far as 70 miles (110 km) away — most notably in San Francisco, Oakland, the San Francisco Peninsula, and in areas closer to the epicenter in the communities of Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and Los Gatos. Most of the major property damage in the more distant areas resulted from liquefaction of soil used over the years to fill in the waterfront and then built upon.

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San Francisco - Oakland - San Francisco Peninsula - Santa Cruz - Watsonville - Los Gatos - Liquefaction

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