Loma Prieta earthquake

Family lore relating to the Bay Area’s big earthquakes

Today marks the 115th anniversary of 1906 earthquake that destroyed 80% of San Francisco, where my grandfather Wilmer Hubbard (born 1884) was living. Family lore

Remembering the Loma Prieta Earthquake 30 Years Later on Oct. 10

Personal remembrance: A disappointed Giants fan 25 years ago today

When I was growing up in Menlo Park, the Giants moved to San Francisco. My extended family would attend games together, and my two uncles,

It all started with the Loma Prieta earthquake 25 years today for two fire fighters involved in search and rescue

Editor's note: The Loma Prieta earthquake struck at 5:04 pm on Oct. 17, 1989, recording a magnitude of 6.9.  Menlo Park sustained little damage, but

Loma Prieta earthquake 25 years later is topic at USGS public lecture on Sept. 25

The USGS Evening Public Lecture on September 25th at 7:00 pm is titled Ground Shaking in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake: A view from 25 years later. It will

The Loma Prieta quake, 20 years later

Twenty years ago today, the USGS complex was a very busy place after the infamous Loma Prieta earthquake struck at 5:04 PM. A USGS staffer