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Where were you at 5:04 p.m. Oct. 17, 1989?
For many Bay Area residents, the Loma Prieta earthquake is an unforgettable moment in time. The magnitude-6.9 temblor killed 63 people, injured thousands of others and caused billions of dollars in damage. Dozens of buildings were destroyed in Santa Cruz, which was about 10 miles from the quake’s epicenter. A large section of the Cypress Freeway in Oakland collapsed, as did a portion of the Bay Bridge. And in San Francisco, a fire broke out in the Marina district and several buildings collapsed
Game 3 of the World Series between the Oakland A’s and the San Francisco Giants was about to begin when the shaking started. The series then was delayed for 10 days, and the A’s claimed the championship in a four-game sweep on Oct. 28.
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