Loma Prieta, 1989

• October 17, 1989, 5:04 PM, Magnitude 7.1

• San Andreas Fault, ~50 km south of San Francisco

• 63 killed, 3700 injured,

• 2600 buildings, 18,000 homes damaged

• 12,000 displaced

• $7 billion damage

• Most costly natural disaster in US history

• Was the earthquake predicted?

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