1. Loma Prieta Earthquake
October 17, 1989
5:04 pm PDT
6.9 on Richter Scale

3. Great moments in smart urban planning:
Dense housing developments abut the fault
Major north south freeway runs adjacent to fault
Drinking water reservoirs located on the fault
Major gas pipelines run along the fault and cris-cross it many times

4. Other great urban planning feats… UC Berkeley stadium

6. And now….Ms. Pierce’s Earthquake stories…..

7. Life on the plate boundary

8. Caltrain

9. Spear Street Towers

10. Oct 17 1989 game 3 world series Oakland A’s vs SF Giants

14. What happened to the Ice Cream..?

15. Can animals predict earthquakes? A scientific study by Ms.Pierce
Helen
the kitten

16. The amazing story of John the tech…

17. Upper Deck of Cypress Freeway collapses, killing many motorists on lower deck

18. Cypress freeway collapse

19. San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge Collapse

20. Fires broke out in San Francisco after the quake

21. Brick structures heavily damaged

22. Stanford U: stone structures were damaged

23. “Soft Story” structures damaged

24. Liquifaction of sandy soil causes heavy damage

25. Transamerica building
Top floors sway at least a foot
No Damage

27. 6.9

28. San Francisco……