JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989

R. B. ShephardPeter WoodJ. B. BerrillN. R. GillonPhilip NorthA. K. PerryD. P. Bent

Year: 1990 Journal:   Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Vol: 23 (1)Pages: 1-78   Publisher: New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering

Abstract

This report on the Loma Preita earthquake of October 1989 describes the earthquake itself, its effects on the surrounding region, and San Francisco in particular, and reports on the resulting damage along with the effect on local communities.

Keywords:
Seismology Geology Intraplate earthquake Foreshock Geography Aftershock

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