Collapse of Freeway
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Close-up view looking west of Cypress Section of I-880 in Oakland in which fifty-one spans collapsed. A truck is visible on the lower roadway under the one span that 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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