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 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake did sizable damage, but experts say there is a 62 percent chance that a far more devastating quake could strike the Bay Area within the next 30 years — and all ...

A 2.5-magnitude aftershock struck in the same location at 9:39 a.m. followed ... The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta Earthquake in October 1989 was the most recent major quake associated with the ...

The 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco in 1989 caused about $6.8 billion in damage and 63 deaths. J.K. Nakata/U.S. Geological Survey ...