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Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake 1989

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1. esd00003.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco and San Mateo County Coast. Large slides north of Fort Funston. A ground perspective is shown in photo pdm00003. Slide IV-5, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Ellen, S.D. 3ct
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2. esd00004.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco and San Mateo County Coast. Large slide at Daly City. This is the largest slide encountered in San Mateo County. The base is about 152 meters (500 feet) across at its widest point, and it displaced approximately 36,700 cubic meters (48,000 cubic yards) of material. Slide IV-6.in U.S. Geological Survey Open- File Report 90-547. ID. Ellen, S.D. 4ct
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3. esd00005.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Watsonville area. Ground shaking triggered liquefaction in a subsurface layer of sand, producing differential lateral and vertical movement in an overlying carapace of unliquified sand and silt, which moved from right to left towards the Pajaro River. This mode of ground failure is termed "lateral spreading" and is a principal architect of liquefaction-related earthquake damage. Slide XIV-4, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Ellen, S.D. 5ct
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4. esd00006.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Moss Landing. Differential settlement due to liquefaction caused cracking of the paved road on Paul's Island. Slide XV-3, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Ellen, S.D. 6ct
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5. fgr00001.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Summit Road area in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Prominent N 15 degrees W-trending extensional cracks up to 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) wide in the concrete spillway to Austrian Dam, north abutment. Slide IX-5, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Fisher, G.R. 1ct
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6. hra00001.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Los Gatos. Drain grating shows the effects of compression. Slide VIII-8, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Haugerud, R.A. 1ct
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7. hra00002.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Broken concrete divider near the intersection of Summit Road and Highway 17. Slide XII-5, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Haugerud, R.A. 2ct
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8. mrj00001.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Summit Road area in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Northwest-trending extensional crack where dam fill settled about 0.6 meter (2 feet) and pulled away from the concrete spillway and north abutment of Austrian Dam. Slide IX-4, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. McLaughlin, R.J. 1ct
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9. mce00001.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco. Cars crushed by a collapsed brick facade near 5th and Townsend. Five people were killed at this locality while leaving from work. Slide I-1, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  1ct
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10. mce00002.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco. Crushed car near the intersection of 5th and Townsend, South of Market. Slide I-2, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  2ct
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11. mce00003.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco. Collapsed and burned buildings at Beach and Divisadero in the Marina District. San Francisco. Slide I-3, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  3ct
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12. mce00004.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco. Demolition of collapsed building and watering down of burned buildings at Beach and Divisadero in the Marina District. October 18, 1989. Slide I-4, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  4ct
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13. mce00005.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco. Collapsed and burned buildings shown in photo mce00003 at Beach and Divisadero in the Marina District. Slide I-5, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  5ct
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14. mce00006.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco. Entrance and garage level of a Beach Street apartment complex in the Marina District in jeopardy of collapsing. Slide I-7, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  6ct
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15. mce00007.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. San Francisco. Collapsed brickwork from a corner apartment building in the Marina District. Slide I-9, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  7ct
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16. mce00008.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Roadbed collapse near the interface of the cantilever and truss sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View is northwest. Slide II-1, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  8ct
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17. mce00009.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Collapsed section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View is west. Slide II-2, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E.  9ct
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18. mce00010.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Los Gatos. Personal messages posted on a van at an emergency center. Slide VIII-5, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E. 10ct
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19. mce00011.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Los Gatos. Vehicle crushed by collapsing unreinforced brick masonry. Slide VIII-6, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E. 11ct
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20. mce00012.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Landslide debris filling both eastbound lanes near Summit Road. Slide XII-1, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E. 12ct
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21. mce00013.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Landslide debris filling both eastbound lanes near Summit Road; foreground material is damaged lane separators. Slide XII-2, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E. 13ct
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22. mce00014.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Damaged lane separators. Slide XII-4, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E. 14ct
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23. mce00015.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Santa Cruz Area. Bicycles crushed by the fallen unreinforced brick facade of the Pacific Garden Mall. Slide XIII-2, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E. 15ct
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24. mce00016.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Santa Cruz Area. Collapsed unreinforced brick facade of the Pacific Garden Mall. Slide XIII-3, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E. 16ct
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25. mce00017.gif Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake October 17, 1989. Santa Cruz Area. Rescue efforts at the Pacific Garden Mall. Slide XIII-4, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-547. ID. Meyer, C.E. 17ct
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