Answer:
1989, major earthquake which caused death of 63 nearly 3800 injuries.
Step-by-step explanation:
- Loma Prieta is the name given to the earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay area on 17th October and an estimate of 6 billion dollar property loss.
- It was the strongest of the earthquake recorded since 1906. After this occurring on 5.04pm UTC. The shock was centered around the state park 16 kilometers of Santa Cruz, with a magnitude of 6.9.
- The depth of this earthquake creates a seismic gap, landslides and liquefaction became a significant issue. As this area already has a history of San Andreas fault, and its duration was about 8 to 15 seconds.