Damage was heavy in Santa Cruz County and less so to the south in Monterey County, but effects extended well to the north into the San Francisco Bay Area, both on the San Francisco Peninsula and across the bay in Oakland.

Dec 18, 2009 · 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.

Jan 1, 2025 · San Francisco earthquake of 1989, major earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S., on October 17, 1989, and caused 63 deaths, nearly 3,800 injuries, and an estimated $6 billion in property damage.

On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 PM (PDT), a magnitude 6.9 earthquake severely shook the San Francisco and Monterey Bay regions. The epicenter was located near Loma Prieta peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains, approximately 9 miles northeast of …

Oct 17, 2022 · 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.

Facts About the Loma Prieta Earthquake When. 5:04 p.m., Tuesday, October 17, 1989. The shaking lasted 20 seconds. Where. The epicenter was on the San Andreas fault roughly 56 miles south of San Francisco and 10 miles northeast of Santa Cruz, near Mt. Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

On October 17, 1989, the San Francisco Bay area of the United States was jolted by the Loma Prieta earthquake. The quake’s epicenter was near Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The magnitude 6.9 quake was the most powerful the …

Oct 18, 1989 · At the time, this was the most costly natural disaster in the United States. Because of its proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area, the earthquake was felt extensively over the area: This earthquake has been extremely well-studied and …

Jun 13, 2011 · Caused by a slip along the San Andreas Fault, the quake lasted 10–15 seconds and measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale, or 6.9 on the open-ended Richter Scale. The quake killed 63 people throughout northern California, injured 3,757 and left some 3,000-12,000 people homeless.

The Loma Prieta — literally, dark knoll — earthquake occurred on October 17, 1989, in the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California at 5:04 p.m. local time and measured 7.1 on the Richter magnitude scale. The earthquake lasted for 15 to 20 seconds.