![]() ![]() quake, estimated at 7.9 - is expected to strike somewhere on Earth. Roads and bridges were down, power and communication were out.Įach year, a quake of magnitude 8 or higher - stronger than the 1906 S.F. After 15 violent seconds, damage from the magnitude 6.9 quake was widespread - cataclysmic, in some places. ![]() Even though we haven’t experienced a major shaker in decades, quakes are an ever-present risk that comes with living in a region where two tectonic plates meet.Īnyone who lived through the 1989 Loma Prieta quake in the Bay Area and Santa Cruz will tell you it was a life-changing experience. Earthquakes are an inevitable part of California living, a threat that always exists in the back of the mind.
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