The devastating Magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1989. The quake famously hit just before Game 3 of the World Series and caused catastrophic failures like the Cypress Viaduct collapse and major damage to the Bay Bridge. The original post highlights the somber toll: 63 lives lost and billions in damage. | History In Pictures
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The devastating Magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1989. The quake famously hit just before Game 3 of the World Series and caused catastrophic failures like the Cypress Viaduct collapse and major damage to the Bay Bridge. The original post highlights the somber toll: 63 lives lost and billions in damage. | History In Pictures
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October 17, 1989 — The Day California Shook. At 6.9 magnitude, the Loma Prieta earthquake struck near Santa Cruz, unleashing devastation across the San Francisco Bay Area. In just seconds, highways crumbled, the Bay Bridge partially collapsed, and entire neighborhoods were reduced to rubble. The iconic Cypress Freeway fell, trapping commuters in a scene of chaos and horror. Tragically, 63 lives were lost and thousands more were injured. This disaster exposed critical flaws in infrastructure and
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October 17, 1989 — The Day California Shook. At 6.9 magnitude, the Loma Prieta earthquake struck near Santa Cruz, unleashing devastation across the San Francisco Bay Area. In just seconds, highways crumbled, the Bay Bridge partially collapsed, and entire neighborhoods were reduced to rubble. The iconic Cypress Freeway fell, trapping commuters in a scene of chaos and horror. Tragically, 63 lives were lost and thousands more were injured. This disaster exposed critical flaws in infrastructure and
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At 5:04 p.m. on October 17, 1989 the Bay Area shook, causing massive damage. 36 years after the devastating earthquake, we revisit the moments immediately after the Loma Prieta earthquake with footage from our KQED archive. | KQED
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At 5:04 p.m. on October 17, 1989 the Bay Area shook, causing massive damage. 36 years after the devastating earthquake, we revisit the moments immediately after the Loma Prieta earthquake with footage from our KQED archive. | KQED
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The Loma Prieta earthquake was a major seismic event that struck the San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1989. Measuring magnitude 6.9, the quake caused significant damage to infrastructure, including the collapse of the Cypress Structure, and resulted in 63 fatalities. Credit: @pbs | History In Pictures
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The Loma Prieta earthquake was a major seismic event that struck the San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1989. Measuring magnitude 6.9, the quake caused significant damage to infrastructure, including the collapse of the Cypress Structure, and resulted in 63 fatalities. Credit: @pbs | History In Pictures
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