Shored Building in the Marina District, San Francisco
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Shored building on Beach Street in the Marina District. Note the garage area on the first floor beneath the apartments. This common construction practice weakened the first floors of the structures. 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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