1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.9 quake in Northern California that caused widespread damage in the San Francisco Bay Area, including freeway collapses and the disruption of the World Series.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake canonical | 15 |
| Loma Prieta earthquake | 5 |
| Cypress Street Viaduct collapse | 1 |
| Earthquake Series | 1 |
| Loma Prieta earthquake collapse of Cypress Freeway | 1 |
| World Series earthquake | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
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natural disaster ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Monterey Bay region
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Oakland ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
Santa Cruz County, California ⓘ |
| aftershocks | numerous aftershocks over subsequent weeks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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surface form:
Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ⓘ
surface form:
World Series earthquake
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| associatedWith | 1989 World Series ⓘ |
| buildingCodeImpact | led to revisions of California seismic building codes ⓘ |
| casualtiesFatalities | 63 ⓘ |
| casualtiesInjured | over 3700 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | 1989-10-17 ⓘ |
| depth | about 19 km ⓘ |
| economicLoss | over 6 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| effectOnWorldSeries | suspension of the 1989 World Series for 10 days ⓘ |
| epicenterNear |
Gabilan Range
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surface form:
Loma Prieta Peak
|
| epicenterRange |
Coastal Ranges
ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Cruz Mountains
|
| fault | San Andreas Fault ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most significant California earthquakes since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake ⓘ |
| localTimeZone |
Pacific Time Zone
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surface form:
Pacific Daylight Time
|
| locatedIn | Northern California ⓘ |
| magnitudeMoment | 6.9 ⓘ |
| magnitudeMw | 6.9 ⓘ |
| maximumMercalliIntensity | IX (Violent) ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive live television coverage due to World Series broadcast ⓘ |
| notableInfrastructureFailure |
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cypress Street Viaduct collapse
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge upper deck collapse ⓘ collapse of sections of the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880) ⓘ damage to San Francisco Marina District ⓘ |
| occurredDuring | Game 3 of the 1989 World Series ⓘ |
| partOf | seismic activity of the San Andreas Fault system ⓘ |
| primaryCauseOfDamage |
ground shaking
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ liquefaction ⓘ |
| region |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timeLocal | 1989-10-17T17:04:15-07:00 ⓘ |
| timeUTC | 1989-10-18T00:04:15Z ⓘ |
| transportationImpact |
long-term closure and redesign of the Cypress structure
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temporary closure of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ |
| triggeredEvent |
fires in San Francisco Marina District
ⓘ
freeway collapses in Oakland ⓘ landslides in Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ |
| typeOfFaulting | oblique-slip ⓘ |
| worldSeriesTeams |
Oakland Athletics
ⓘ
San Francisco Giants ⓘ |
| year | 1989 ⓘ |
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Loma Prieta earthquake
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World Series earthquake
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notableInfrastructureFailure
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self-linksurface differs
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Cypress Street Viaduct collapse
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Earthquake Series
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Loma Prieta earthquake
subject surface form:
Game 3 of the 1989 World Series
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Loma Prieta earthquake
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Loma Prieta earthquake collapse of Cypress Freeway
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Loma Prieta earthquake
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Loma Prieta earthquake
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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experiencedEvent
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1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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subject surface form:
San Francisco