A quarter century ago, I got into the disaster recovery business by accident. I was walking through my company’s loading dock and found a huge fireproof safe. When I asked what was in it, I was ...

Most San Francisco Bay Area residents over 30 years old remember exactly where they were at 5:04 p.m. on Oct. 17, 1989, when the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake shook the region.

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 ...

The home was purchased shortly after the Loma Prieta 1989 earthquake. This is indicative of the kind of damage caused by the Loma Prieta Earthquake in the town Los Gatos, Calif. on Oct. 17, 1989.

For example, the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake epicenter was in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but some of the worst damage was actually 50 miles away. The effects of a bigger quake could travel even ...

Loma Prieta earthquake: The Mercury News' second-day coverage. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 59°F. Saturday, June 14th 2025 Today's e-Edition. Home Page. News. News; ...

The Loma Prieta earthquake on Oct. 17, 1989, killed 63 people, destroyed 11,000 housing units and caused $7 billion of damages when it struck in 1989. It also damaged 242 buildings at Stanford.

KSBW will take a look back at the earthquake, the recovery, and what’s next, in a special Project Community presentation, “Loma Prieta: 30 Years Later.” It will air this Thursday at 6:30 pm ...

Loma Prieta’s legacy, 25 years later (w/video) Much work has been done in California since 1989 to minimize the risk of damage and death from earthquakes, but as Napa has shown there’s still a ...

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ABC7's Peabody Award winning coverage of 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake The 57-year-old longshoreman from Weaverville, Calif. captured the hearts of the people of the Bay Area.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Thirty years after the Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area, killing 63 people, scientists have a chilling reminder: that quake was just a warm up. "The first ...