Loma Prieta *

Question 1

Date

Answer 1

17th October 1989

Question 2

Mag

Answer 2

6.9

Question 3

Epicenter

Answer 3

Approx 10 miles northeast of Santa Cruz

Question 4

Focus

Answer 4

18km

Question 5

Duration

Answer 5

15secs

Question 6

Time

Answer 6

5pm local time

Question 7

Deaths

Answer 7

57 directly caused by earthquake; 6 further indirect ones

Question 8

Injuries

Answer 8

3,757

Question 9

Viaduct

Answer 9

42 deaths were in Oakland because of the Cypress Street Viaduct collapse

Question 10

Baseball

Answer 10

The third game of the World Series Baseball championship was just beginning meaning people were watching that

Question 11

Liquefaction

Answer 11

Buildings in the Marina District suffered liquefaction due to them being based on a landfill site.

Question 12

Before the event

Answer 12

Earthquake proof buildings and earthquake drills put in place

Question 13

Board of Inquiry

Answer 13

A board was set up to investigate the damage, particularly to bridges and freeway structures in order to prevent such destruction in the future.

Question 14

Tents

Answer 14

Tents were used in Watsonville and Santa Cruz areas.

Question 15

Relief package

Answer 15

President Bush signed a $1.1 billion earthquake relief package for California.