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Rubble after the fire at North Point Street and Divisadero in the Marina District. As in 1906, water mains failed and fires in this area could not be fought with city water. Water was pumped from a fireboat to extinguish this fire. 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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