Loma Prieta earthquake, October 17, 1989, Santa Cruz County, California

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

OSTI ID:6286865

McNutt, S

On Tuesday, October 17, 1989 at 5:04 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred on the San Andreas fault 10 miles northeast of Santa Cruz. This earthquake was the largest earthquake to occur in the San Francisco Bay area since 1906, and the largest anywhere in California since 1952. The earthquake was responsible for 67 deaths and about 7 billion dollars worth of damage, making it the biggest dollar loss natural disaster in United States history. This article describes the seismological features of the earthquake, and briefly outlines a number of other geologic observations made during study of the earthquake, its aftershocks, and its effects. Much of the information in this article was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

• OSTI ID: 6286865
• Journal Information: California Geology (California Division of Mines and Geology); (USA), Vol. 43:1; ISSN 0026-4555
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EARTHQUAKES
SEISMOLOGY
AFTERSHOCKS
DAMAGE
DEATH
EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE
GEOLOGIC FAULTS
SEISMIC EFFECTS
SEISMICITY
US GS
FEDERAL REGION IX
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
SEISMIC EVENTS
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