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Side View of the Collapsed Section of Interstate 880, Oakland, California
Side View of the Collapsed Section of Interstate 880, Oakland, California

Side View of the Collapsed Section of Interstate 880, Oakland, California

C. Stover U.S. Geological Survey


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Side view of the collapsed Cypress section of the Interstate 880. Note the failed column support in the center of the photo and the ambulance to remove survivors.

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.

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