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Real footage of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.

Name: Oakland freeway.: MMI X
Uploaded: 2022-07-18T00:08:48+00:00
Duration: 1 min
Description: Oakland freeway., M6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake. Rated Modified Mercalli intensity X from the effects the clip shows.

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Earthquake M6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake, 1989-10-18 Compare with the simulation Event page and simulated animations USGS event page

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X About MMI X, extreme
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X Most masonry and frame buildings collapse
X Bridges destroyed, roads impassable or rails bent
IX Buildings shifted off foundations or thrown out of plumb
VIII Brick buildings badly damaged; buildings partly collapse
IV Parked cars rock noticeably

USGS ShakeMap estimate at the camera, from instruments and models: MMI 6.9.

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