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Photographs of the October 17th 1989 Loma Prieta, California, earthquake

J.K. Nakata Carol Meyer H. G. Wilshire John C. Tinsley W.S. Updergrove

Year: 1990 Journal: Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World Publisher: United States Department of the Interior

DOI: 10.3133/ofr90547

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Abstract

04:15 PM (PDT) a 7.1 magnitude earthquake severely shook the greater San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas.The epicenter was located approximately 14.5 km (9 mi) northeast of Santa Cruz and 96.6 km (60 mi) south-southeast of San Francisco near Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.The hypocenter was at a depth of 13.5 km (8.4 mi) along the boundary of the Pacific and the North American plates.

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