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Detail of damage to cars in which five people were killed by parapet collapse of the four-story building on Bluxome Street. The 6th Street freeway on-ramp is visible on the left of the photo. This building is located in an area south of Market Street that had a number of damaged buildings. An eight story building in the same area was damaged severely and had to be demolished. Image Credit: D. Perkins. 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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