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Bay Bridge after the San Francisco–Oakland earthquake of 1989 Map of northern California showing the affected area of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Bay. Color-coded zones indicate levels of perceived shaking from violent near the epicenter along the San Andreas Fault to moderate further away. The map also marks fault lines, plate boundaries, and the earthquake's epicenter.
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San Francisco-Oakland earthquake of 1989
The video thumbnail image shows a woman trying to break a bundle of pasta strands as part of a scientific demonstration.
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Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989: soil liquefaction Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989: soil liquefaction Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989: sand volcanoes Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989: sand volcano
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How Do Earthquakes Affect People? Liquefaction
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How earthquakes are measured: Demonstrating magnitude
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Can We Predict Natural Disasters?
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Bay Bridge after the San Francisco–Oakland earthquake of 1989
Aerial view of the collapsed section of the Bay Bridge following the San Francisco–Oakland...
C.E. Meyer/U.S. Geological Survey
1989 San Francisco–Oakland earthquake
Map of the 1989 San Francisco–Oakland earthquake (also known as the Loma Prieta earthquake)....
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
San Francisco-Oakland earthquake of 1989
Damaged buildings in Santa Cruz, California, following the San Francisco-Oakland...
C.E. Meyer/U.S. Geological Survey
Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989: soil liquefaction
An automobile crushed under the remains of an apartment building in the Marina District,...
USGS
Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989: soil liquefaction
Road cracking from soil liquefaction near Moss Landing, California, resulting from...
USGS
Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989: sand volcanoes
Sand blows in a field near the Pajaro River in Watsonville, California, resulting...
USGS
Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989: sand volcano
The four-foot vent of a sand volcano generated by soil liquefaction in a California...
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