Loma Prieta 1989

Question 1

Location of Loma Prieta

Answer 1

San Francisco, USA

Question 2

Plate boundaries under Loma Prieta?

Answer 2

Conservative - San Andreas Fault, Pacific and North American Plates

Question 3

When was Loma Prieta earthquake?

Answer 3

17th October 1989

Question 4

What time was the Loma Prieta earthquake?

Answer 4

5:04pm

Question 5

Magnitude of Loma Prieta?

Answer 5

7.1

Question 6

Primary effects of Loma Prieta (6)

Answer 6

• 62 people died
• Nimitz freeway collapsed (42 dead)
• Oakland Bay bridge collapsed
• 100’s of homes destroyed or damaged
• Gas pipes broken
• Water pipes broken

Question 7

Secondary effects of Loma Prieta (3)

Answer 7

• Severe fires in the Marina District
• 1000’s left without shelter
• $6 billion worth of damage

Question 8

How many people died in Loma Prieta?

Answer 8

62

Question 9

How many died on the Nimitz Freeway?

Answer 9

42

Question 10

Total damage of Loma Prieta?

Answer 10

$6 billion

Question 11

How many homes destroyed in Loma Prieta?

Answer 11

100s

Question 12

How many left without shelter in Loma Prieta?

Answer 12

1000s

Question 13

Why did so little people die in Loma Prieta?

Answer 13

62,000 were at Candlestick Park watching the Baseball

Question 14

Short term responses in Loma Prieta (6)

Answer 14

• Pumped water from SF bay to put out fires
• Emergency services prepared so knew how to deal with it
• Search and rescue
• Prop up houses that were falling down
• Locals helped
• Directed traffic

Question 15

Long term responses in Loma Prieta (2)

Answer 15

• Re-build

* Know not to build on the rubble of previous earthquakes again (Marina District)

Question 16

What may have hampered the rescue efforts in Loma Prieta? (4)

Answer 16

• Water and electricity cut off - so had to syphon water from the bay
• Blocked roads so hard to transport stuff
• Only had 2 hours of light left and no electricity
• Damaged emergency vehicles?