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EARTHQUAKES

Loma Prieta
KRON-TV cameramen and in-store security cameras captured the first moments of the Loma Prieta earthquake, October 17, 1989. KRON-TV archive footage. [Full Loma Prieta Coverage]

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Bay Bridge
The Bay Bridge was severely damaged by the Loma Prieta quake.

Cypress Freeway
Oakland's Cypress freeway overpass collapsed during the Loma Prieta quake, killing several commuters during rush hour.

Marina
The City's worst residential damage occurred in the Marina District.

Hector Mine
The Hector quake occurred along a 25-mile-long fault geologists had only partly mapped, hadn't researched and hadn't yet named.

1906 Quake
San Francisco met its fate on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, at 5:12 a.m., the moment forever known as "The Great San Francisco Earthquake." [Full Story]

SIMULATIONS

Liquefaction in Action
A brief video clip shows an experiment conducted on a seismic "shake table" at UC Berkeley.[Full Story]

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