The San Francisco Ferry Building before the Loma Prieta earthquake with the Embarcadero Freeway in the foreground. San Francisco Public Library To continue reading ...

The U.S. Geological Survey is asking anyone who experienced the1989 shaker to report in on the web-based “Did You Feel It?” tool. Data collected helps the agency understand individual quakes and ...

When the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake struck on Oct. 17, 1989, Lucas Valley resident Kelby Jones was at work in the former Fireman’s Fund building in Novato. “The windows shook back and forth ...

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a wakeup call to the Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area, which had gone decades without a major earthquake. In the 20 years since then, increasingly ...

The 36th Anniversary of the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake prompted public awareness messages about earthquake preparedness. It also came as the U.S. Government shutdown has led to furloughs of ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS A group of people stand in the South of Market street, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1989 in San Francisco, where five people died under a torrent of bricks when the 15-second quake two weeks ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 17, 1989, an earthquake measuring 6.9 in magnitude struck Northern California, killing 63 people and causing up ...

October 17 marks the 33-year anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that jolted the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989. The catastrophic natural disaster also struck the Oakland-Giants 1989 World ...