Cars Crushed by Brick
Cars crushed by collapsing brick facade near Fifth and Townsend Streets. At this locality, five people were killed while leaving from work....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Crushed Car
Crushed car near the intersection of Fifth and Townsend Streets, South of Market....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Aerial View of Collapsed Buildings
Aerial view of collapsed buildings and burned-out section at Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Watering Down of Burned Area
Demolition of collapsed building and watering down of burned area, October 18, 1989, Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Collapsed Building
Ground view of collapsed building and burned area, Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Structural Damage
Absence of adequate shear walls on the garage level exacerbated damage to this structure at the corner of Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Apartment in Danger of Collapse
Entrance and garage level of a Beach Street apartment complex in danger of collapse, Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Car Crushed Under Building
An automobile lies crushed under the third story of this apartment building in the Marina District. The ground levels are no longer visible because of structural failure and sinking due to liquefaction....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Collapsed Brickwork
Collapsed brickwork from a corner apartment building, Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Remains of Apartment Complex
Smoldering remains of the apartment complex at the corner of Beach and Divisadero Streets, the Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Search-and-Rescue Team
A search-and-rescue team in the Marina District wait for a building to be buttressed before entering the structure....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Tom Brokaw Prepares Script
Tom Brokaw of NBC News prepares script for a live broadcast from the Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Electric Wires Being Removed
Electric wires being removed from unstable towers by city utility workers. Arresting sparks from broken wires was a priority in those areas with broken gas mains....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Aerial View of Roadbed Collapse
Aerial view of roadbed collapse near the interface of the cantilever and truss sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View northwestward....
Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA
Aerial View of Collapsed Section
Aerial view of the collapsed section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View westward....
Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA
"Sand Boil" on Bay Bridge
"Sand boil" or sand volcano measuring 2 m (6.6 ft) in length erupted in median of Interstate Highway 80 west of the Bay Bridge toll plaza when ground shaking transformed loose water-saturated deposit of subsurface sand into a sand-water slurry (liquefaction). Vented sand contains-marine shell f...
Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA
Aerial View of Highway
Aerial view of collapsed sections of the Cypress viaduct of Interstate Highway 880....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Aerial View of Highway
Aerial view of collapsed sections of the Cypress viaduct of Interstate Highway 880....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Reinforcement Bars of Cypress Viaduct
Reinforcement bars exposed at the base of the Cypress viaduct near 14th Street....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Cypress Viaduct
Remnant portion of the north- and south-bound Cypress viaduct exposing box girders near 14th Street....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Cypress Viaduct
Side view of support-column failure and collapsed upper deck, Cypress viaduct....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Cypress Viaduct
Support-column failure and collapsed upper deck, Cypress viaduct....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Reinforcement Bars of Cypress Viaduct
Bent reinforcement bars in failed support column, Cypress viaduct....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Reinforcement Bars of Cypress Viaduct
Closeup of damaged reinforcement bars from a Cypress viaduct support column....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Pancaked Upper Deck of Cypress viaduct
Pancaked upper deck, Cypress viaduct. Guard rail at right is on lower deck....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Sheared Reinforcement Bar
Sheared reinforcement bar, Cypress viaduct....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Cypress Viaduct
Temporary support structures emplaced to prevent further collapse, Cypress viaduct....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Demolition of Cypress Structure
Demolition of Cypress structure near 14th Street....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Damaged Building
A downtown building at the corner of Alice and 13th Streets lost part of its unreinforced facade and brick masonry....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Cliff Failure
Cliff failure just south of San Gregorio Beach. Slide is 18.3 meters (60 ft) high and displaces approximately 6881 cubic meters (9,000 cubic yards) of material. Large boulders are 1 m (3 ft) across....
Location: San Mateo Coast, CA, USA
Cliff Failure North of Tunitas Creek
Cliff failure north of Tunitas Creek. This face continued to slide for a few days after the earthquake. The event in progress exposed dark cliff material....
Location: San Mateo Coast, CA, USA
Landslide North of Fort Funston
Landslide north of Fort Funston. Slide mass contains approximately 2,830 cubic meters (3,700 cubic yards) and is 30 m (100 ft) high. Photo 35 provides an aerial view of this slide....
Location: San Mateo Coast, CA, USA
Head Scarp of Small Slide
Head scarp of small slide at Redondo Beach. Scale is provided by the red-handled rock hammer, which is 30.5 cm (12 in.) long....
Location: San Mateo Coast, CA, USA
Aerial View of Large Slides
Aerial view of large slides north of Fort Funston. A ground perspective of this slide is shown in photo 33....
Location: San Mateo Coast, CA, USA
Aerial View of Slide
Aerial view of slide at Daly City. This is the largest slide triggered by the earthquake in San Mateo County, displacing approximately 36,700 cubic meters (48,000 cubic yards) of material. The base is about 152 me (500 ft) across at its widest point....
Location: San Mateo Coast, CA, USA
Radio Transmission Towers
KGO radio transmission towers, built on bay mud in a salt-evaporation pond used by the Leslie Salt Company. Note progressively less damage to towers away from viewer....
Location: Fremont Baylands, CA, USA
Radio Transmission Towers
KGO radio transmission towers....
Location: Fremont Baylands, CA, USA
Unfastened Bookcases
Unfastened bookcases in an office building fell during the primary shock....
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Dislodged Books and Duct
Books and air-conditioning duct were dislodged during the earthquake....
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Seismographs at the U.S. Geological Survey
Seismographs at the U.S. Geological Survey record (1) north-south horizontal, (2) east-west horizontal, and (3) vertical components of the earthquake....
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Aerial View of Collapsed Tower
Aerial view of collapsed five-story tower, St. Joseph's Seminary. One person working in tower was killed....
Location: Los Altos, CA, USA
Aerial View of Collapsed Tower
Aerial view of collapsed five-story tower, St. Joseph's Seminary....
Location: Los Altos, CA, USA
Surface Rupture Across Highway
Nontectonic surface rupture across Highway 280 at the interface of a roadcut and fill area 2.5 km (1.5 mi) north of Foothill Expressway....
Location: Los Altos, CA, USA
Deformed Retaining Walls
The cement retaining walls along Highway 280 deformed in accordion-like pattern as a result of lateral compression....
Location: Los Altos, CA, USA
Failure of Unreinforced Brick
Failure of unreinforced brick masonry caused collapse of the upper floor in downtown Los Gatos....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Ceramics Shop
Photograph taken in a ceramics shop during an aftershock....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Scattered Books in Bookstore
Books lie scattered in aisles of a downtown bookstore....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Residents Camped in Yards
Many residents camped in their yards after the earthquake....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Messages at Emergency Center
Personal messages posted on van at Emergency Center....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Car Crushed by Brick
Vehicle crushed by collapse of unreinforced-brick masonry....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Failure of Porch
Failure of porch on frame house....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Lateral Compression
Drain grating shows the effects of lateral compression....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Buckled Sidewalk
Downtown sidewalk buckled due to compression....
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA
Vertical Displacement Across Tennis Court
Crack system with 1.2 m (4 ft) of vertical displacement across a clay tennis court; fracture passes across retaining wall and up slope beyond view. West of Summit Road, southeast of Highway 17....
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA, USA
Crack System Destroys Driveway
A crack system destroys driveway adjacent to summit road 0.8 km (1/2 mi) southeast of Highway 17....
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA, USA
Surface Cracks
A geologist traces surface cracks in a corral adjacent to summit road approximately 1.6 km (1 mi) southeast of Highway 17....
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA, USA
Extensional Crack
Northwest-trending extensional crack where dam fill settled about 0.6 m (2 ft) and pulled away from concrete spillway and north abutment of Austrian Dam....
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA, USA
Extensional Cracks in Spillway
Prominent N. 15 W.-trending extensional cracks up to 12 cm (4.7 in.) wide in concrete spillway to Austrian Dam, north abutment....
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA, USA
Geologist with Rescue Personnel
Geologist exchanging information with rescue personnel....
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA, USA
Bedroom
Bedroom showing effects of the earthquake....
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA, USA
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