Firefighters extinguish a blaze in San Francisco's Marina District in the aftermath of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the Bay Area on October 17, 1989. The Loma Prieta earthquake caused 63 deaths, 3,757 injuries and billions of dollars in property damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
Firefighters extinguish a blaze in San Francisco's Marina District in the aftermath of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the Bay Area on October 17, 1989. The Loma Prieta earthquake caused 63 deaths, 3,757 injuries and billions of dollars in property damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Search-and-rescue workers Tim Schilwachder, left, and Mamdouch Shabaan embrace shortly after a man was rescued from the Cypress Street Viaduct, a raised freeway in Oakland, California, that collapsed during the earthquake.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
Search-and-rescue workers Tim Schilwachder, left, and Mamdouch Shabaan embrace shortly after a man was rescued from the Cypress Street Viaduct, a raised freeway in Oakland, California, that collapsed during the earthquake.
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The quake happened before the start of the third game of the 1989 World Series, which was being played between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. The series was postponed for 10 days.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
The quake happened before the start of the third game of the 1989 World Series, which was being played between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. The series was postponed for 10 days.
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A collapsed portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is seen on October 22, 1989.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
A collapsed portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is seen on October 22, 1989.
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A military police officer steps over caution tape in the Marina District, one of the hardest-hit areas.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
A military police officer steps over caution tape in the Marina District, one of the hardest-hit areas.
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A car is crushed by the impact of a falling building in the Marina District.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
A car is crushed by the impact of a falling building in the Marina District.
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Rescue workers help a dog out of a damaged building in the Marina District.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
Rescue workers help a dog out of a damaged building in the Marina District.
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Rescue efforts continue atop the Cypress Street Viaduct.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
Rescue efforts continue atop the Cypress Street Viaduct.
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Emergency workers prop up a collapsed building in the Marina District.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
Emergency workers prop up a collapsed building in the Marina District.
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A destroyed apartment building is demolished in the Marina District.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake —
A destroyed apartment building is demolished in the Marina District.
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