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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Exactly 35 years have passed since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a catastrophic disaster that killed 63 Bay Area residents and caused over $10 billion in damage to the ...

Postscript: Despite an encouraging recovery in the weeks after his rescue, Buck Helm took a sudden turn for the worse and died of respiratory failure in an Oakland hospital on Nov. 19, 1989.

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 struck the San Francisco Bay Area on Oct. 17, 1989, killing 63 people and injuring thousands. Here's a look back 33 years later.

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 ...

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.

It only took sixteen months for the Loma Prieta earthquake to happen. You well know by now that at 5:04:15 p.m. and for fifteen seconds afterward, the San Andreas snapped, releasing the energy of ...

Exactly 35 years have passed since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a catastrophic disaster that killed 63 Bay Area residents and caused over $10 billion in damage to the state.