The loma prieta earthquake struck on october 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m.
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Pics. The name loma prieta earthquake has led to some misnomers over the years, with some people referring to the nonexistent loma prieta fault or a supposed town of loma prieta. Also known as the world series earthquake, the magnitude 6.9 loma prieta earthquake was felt extensively in santa cruz, monterey and the san francisco bay area.
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Loma prleta ruptured the southernmost 30 miles of the break that caused the 1906 san francisco earthquake. The earthquake was triggered by a slip along the san andreas fault.its epicentre was in the forest of nisene marks state park, near loma prieta peak in the santa cruz mountains, northeast of santa cruz and approximately 60 miles (100 km) south of san francisco.it struck just after 5:00 pm local time and lasted approximately 15 seconds, with a moment magnitude of 6.9. music in what did we learn about seismology and earthquake preparedness from the loma prieta earthquake?
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The earthquake was triggered by a slip along the san andreas fault.its epicentre was in the forest of nisene marks state park, near loma prieta peak in the santa cruz mountains, northeast of santa cruz and approximately 60 miles (100 km) south of san francisco.it struck just after 5:00 pm local time and lasted approximately 15 seconds, with a moment magnitude of 6.9. On october 17, 1989, at 5:04:15 p.m. (pdt), a magnitude 6.9 earthquake severely shook the san francisco and monterey bay regions. Loma prleta ruptured the southernmost 30 miles of the break that caused the 1906 san francisco earthquake.