Game 3 of the 1989 World Series didn't exactly go to plan. This was the year of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. At the beginning of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, on October 17th at 5.04pm, the Loma Prieta hit the...
Game 3 of the 1989 World Series didn't exactly go to plan. This was the year of the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
At the beginning of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, on October 17th at 5.04pm, the Loma Prieta hit the San Francisco Bay area, causing devastation and disruption for thousands.
It was the year the Oakland Athletics played against the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 Major League Baseball World Series. Coincidentally, it featured both of the Bay Area's Major League Baseball teams, the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants.
The epicenter of the 1989 World Series Earthquake was in an unpopulated area in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The earthquake was named after the Loma Prieta Peak which lies 5 miles to the northeast in Santa Clara County.
The Loma Prieta Earthquake was caused by a slip along the San Andreas Fault. It lasted approximately 15 seconds and measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale. It directly killed 63 people, and indirectly killed 6 throughout northern California, injured 3,757 people and left between 8,000 and 12,000 people homeless.
The loss of life was tragic, but due to the huge attendance at the 1989 World Series, traffic on the freeways that collapsed in the earthquake was light...a lot of people's lives were saved.
Out of respect for the Loma Prieta Earthquake victims, the Oakland Athletics weren't allowed to celebrate their World Series victory with champagne.
The quake caused an estimated $6 billion to $13 billion in property damage. It was the largest earthquake to occur on the San Andreas Fault since the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake. On October 26, President George H.W. Bush signed a $3.45 billion earthquake relief package for California. Because of the coincidence of timing of the famous World Series earthquake, it was the first major earthquake in the United States ever to be broadcast by live television.
A television movie documenting the 1989 World Series earthquake was made in 1990, called After The Shock. The Goodyear Blimp which was already aloft for the game, provided video of damage and fires within the city for ABC broadcasting.
The ten day delay caused by the 1989 World Series quake was the longest delay in World Series history. The 1989 World Series was supposed to resume after five days, but was delayed a further five due to unconnected transmission links.
Thoughts go out to the victims of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. May their souls rest in peace.
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