Historic Earthquakes

Santa Cruz Mountains (Loma Prieta), California
1989 10 18 00:04:15 UTC (Local 1989 10 17 05:04:15 p.m. PDT)
Magnitude 6.9
Intensity IX

Addional Links

• Photographs of the Loma, Prieta, California, Earthquake
• The Loma Prieta Earthquake 10 Years Later
• UCB - Looking Back At The Loma Prieta Earthquake
• The Exploratorium: Life Along the Faultline
• The Exploratorium: Loma Prieta, Ten Years After
• The Exploratorium: Remembering Loma Prieta
• Loma Prieta Earthquake

Photo: This turn-of-the-century wooden residence in Los Gatos sustained major damage when it moved off its foundation during the October 18, 1989, Loma Prieta, California earthquake. (Photo by E.V. Leyendecker, U.S. Geological Survey)