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- It is the Loma Prieta earthquake, or as specifically applies to baseball, the quake that suspended play of the 1989 World Series. It happened just prior to what was supposed to be Game 3 of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants in Candlestick Park.
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Oct 17, 2014 · No matter, though, because the highlight of the 2½-week World Series came before Game 3 was finally played, when the cast of "Beach Blanket Babylon" -- an only-in-San Francisco,...
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Sep 2, 2021 · On October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocks northern California during Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics at Candlestick Park,...
On October 17 at approximately 5:04 PM PDT, prior to the start of Game 3, the Loma Prieta earthquake struck, causing severe damage to both Oakland and San Francisco (specifically the Cypress Street Viaduct in the former and the Marina District in the latter) as well as the Bay Bridge's upper deck.
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The earthquake struck at 5:04 p.m. on Oct. 17, 1989. Baseball fans across the Bay Area were gearing up to watch Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics when the quake struck on the San Andreas Fault near Loma Prieta peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The epicenter was located roughly nine miles northeast of ...
The quake damaged an estimated 18,300 houses, according to the conservation department. Another 963 were destroyed. The shaking also damaged nearly 2,600 businesses and wiped out 147. Tremors caused a portion of the upper deck of the Bay Bridge to collapse onto the lower deck, leaving the vital transportation artery unusable for about one month. Th...
If you'd like to learn more about the Loma Prieta Earthquake, watch the full Bay Area Revelations episode. It includes interviews with survivors, first responders and unsung heroes who experienced one of the strongest earthquakes to rattle the region in decades.
May 13, 2024 · The quake struck with a moment magnitude of 6.9 on October 17, just before the start of the third game of the World Series, which was being held at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. Sixty-three people died, and nearly 3,800 were injured.
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Oct 23, 2013 · The Series was shoved aside when a powerful earthquake — a "7," in San Francisco lingo — ripped through the city on October 17, 1989, about 20 minutes before the scheduled start of Game 3.
Just prior to game 3 on Oct. 17th, the Loma Prieta earthquake (magnitude 7.1) struck the San Francisco/Oakland area. Due to the destructive nature of this earthquake, the game was postponed and the series did not resume for ten days.
