On October 17, 1989, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake ripped through the Bay Area. 25 years later, those chilling 15 seconds evoke pictures of chaos, death, destruction, and amazing moments of heroism. Join ...

Events were held around the Bay Area to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. The 6.9 quake hit during the World Series between the Giants and A's at 5:04 p.m. on October 17, ...

This week, the U.S. Geological Survey and the nation commemorate the 30 th anniversary of one of the most destructive earthquake disasters in U.S. history – the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in northern ...

AP/Eric Risberg The San Francisco Bay Area's strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years struck the heart of California's wine industry early Sunday morning, tearing up the landscape and marring a once ...

PM, the Loma Prieta earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area—causing a catastrophic failure of the Nimitz Freeway’s double-deck structure. In seconds, the upper deck collapsed onto the lower, ...