Fissure on San Andreas Summit Road, Santa Cruz, California
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Photo shows a fissure on San Andreas Summit Road approximately 0.8 km southeast of Highway 17. Both Summit Road and Highway 17 were heavily damaged by cracks and landslides. Image Credit: C. Stover. U.S. Geological Survey October 18, 1989 Loma Prieta USA earthquake and tsunami The magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz mountains. Movement occurred along a 40-km segment of the San Andreas fault from southwest of Los Gatos to north of San Juan Bautista. Event Data:
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