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Aerial view looking west of part of the collapsed Interstate 880 double-decked highway structure. Fifty-one spans of this structure were involved in the collapse which killed 41 motorists. Only one 1.2 km span, shown in the center of the photo, did not collapse. Image Credit: E.V. Leyendecker. 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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