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1989 Loma Prieta earthquake - Wikipedia

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The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred in Northern California on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time (1989-10-18 00:04 UTC). The shock was centered in ...
Areas affected‎: ‎Central Coast (California)‎; ‎San ...
Magnitude‎: ‎6.9 Mw
Total damage‎: ‎$5.6–6 billion (equivalent to $1...
Local date‎: ‎October 17, 1989
Background · ‎Foreshocks · ‎Earthquake · ‎Damage

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On October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area, killing 67 people and causing more than $5 billion in damages. ... The disaster is known as both as the San Francisco-Oakland earthquake and the Loma Prieta earthquake because it was centered near Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Oct 17, 1989 - The epicenter was located near Loma Prieta peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains, approximately 14 km (9 mi) northeast of Santa Cruz and 96 km ...

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