SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Exactly 35 years have passed since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a catastrophic disaster that killed 63 Bay Area residents and caused over $10 billion in damage to the ...

CA prepares for next big earthquake with Great ShakeOut drill This year, the anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake also falls on the same day as the Great ShakeOut -- at 10:17 this morning ...

The Loma Prieta earthquake on Oct. 17, 1989, killed 63 people, destroyed 11,000 housing units and caused $7 billion of damages when it struck in 1989. It also damaged 242 buildings at Stanford.