10/17/89: Santa Cruz and the Loma Prieta Earthquake

Photo of Pacific Avenue taken by Alexander Lowry
30th Anniversary VizWall Exhibit

Santa Cruz and the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 30 Years On

The 6.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked the greater Bay Area in 1989 is known to many simply as the San Francisco earthquake. 

But its epicenter was near the Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains -- much closer to Santa Cruz

 

Come see the visual exhibit:

What: 10/17/89: Santa Cruz and the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 30 Years On
Where: VizWall, Digital Scholarship Commons, Ground Floor, McHenry Library 
When: Now through October 29th, 2019

 

 

 

Photo Credit: Loma Prieta Earthquake. View of Pacific Avenue. Alexander Lowry, UCSC Library Special Collections & Archives