The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a wakeup call to the Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area, which had gone decades without a major earthquake. In the 20 years since then, increasingly ...

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 forth ...

Ok. Go ahead. I'm Dave Gonzalez, live in the newsroom here at Action news. And as you probably know, we just experienced *** major quake here on the central coast and we're still trying to get things ...

Thursday marks 35 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake jolted the Bay Area, killing 63 people and injuring about 3,700. The 6.9 magnitude quake struck at 5:04 p.m. and was centered in the Santa Cruz ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- At approximately 10:17 a.m. Thursday, thousands of people around the state took part in the annual Great Shakeout. The event happens the third Thursday of every October and is a ...

The U.S. Geological Survey is asking anyone who experienced the1989 shaker to report in on the web-based “Did You Feel It?” tool. Data collected helps the agency understand individual quakes and ...

The San Francisco Ferry Building before the Loma Prieta earthquake with the Embarcadero Freeway in the foreground. San Francisco Public Library To continue reading ...

This week, the U.S. Geological Survey and the nation commemorate the 30 th anniversary of one of the most destructive earthquake disasters in U.S. history – the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in northern ...

October 17 marks the 33-year anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that jolted the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989. The catastrophic natural disaster also struck the Oakland-Giants 1989 World ...