Geologic and tectonic setting of the epicentral area of the Loma Prieta earthquake, Santa Cruz County, California

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · California Geology (California Division of Mines and Geology); (USA)

OSTI ID:5470490

Wagner, D L

Although shaking from the magnitude 7.1 October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta quake lasted only about 15 seconds, the temblor resulted in 67 deaths, more than 3,500 people injured, and property damage estimated at $7.5 billion, it was felt over an area of about 400,000 square miles and caused the biggest dollar loss of any natural disaster in US history. The following article was originally published in the Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 104 and describes the regional geology of this catastrophic quake. Such detailed investigations of earthquake processes aid in our understanding of how, where - and hopefully - when they will happen in the future.

• OSTI ID: 5470490
• Journal Information: California Geology (California Division of Mines and Geology); (USA), Vol. 43:11; ISSN 0026-4555
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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