Talk:Loma Prieta earthquake
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I doubt the Mercury News story because I just saw a video clip of the '89 World Series. One of the players is on base when the quake occurs. No players would be on the field, let alone on base, during the singing of the national anthem, so the quake didn't occur exactly as predicted in the column.
- The column predicted that the quake would happen before the National Anthem. They players were in fact on the field warming up, and the Anthem had yet to be sung. TCC (talk) (contribs) 07:21, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
An event mentioned in this article is an October 17 selected anniversary.
I just noticed in the Village Pump that it's considered bad form to edit too frequently - sorry! Blame the newbie, and I'll try to do better.
If anyone doubts the Mercury News story, I've got a clipping of it in my scrapbook. -Aion 19:04 5 Jul 2003 (UTC)
Quibble: This page at the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory estimates the epicentre of the quake at 10 miles (16km) from Santa Cruz. The wikipedia page currently says it happened rear Loma Prieta peak, 7 miles away. Not a huge difference, I'll grant you. I dunno if this is the prevailing concensus, however. -- Finlay McWalter 11:02, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Good information in this document. I've added discussion of the effects of the earthquake on the region's transporation (particularly freeways). Comments welcomed; I'm new to Wiki. --hadley 21:26, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Conflicting Cost Claims: Loma Prieta vs. Northridge
I see the Northridge earthquake article makes the claim that it was the most costly US quake or some such. That would seem to be in conflict with the statement in this article that Loma Prieta was the costliest US natural disaster (I'm paraphrasing both here, these are not exact quotes). These appear to me to be mutually exclusive statements that need to be reconciled for article accuracy. Thoughts? FeloniousMonk 22:38, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
- This article says, "The quake also caused an estimated $6 billion in property damage, the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history at the time." That is apparently accurate. Later disasters cost more. The Northridge earthquake cost around $9 billion [1], and Hurrican Andrew cost yet more. I don't think there is any actual conflict. If you want to you can add that later disasters exceeded its cost. -Willmcw 22:59, May 2, 2005 (UTC)
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- Makes sense. I don't see much point in refering to the higher cost later disasters, do you? FeloniousMonk 23:14, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
What kind of name is Felonius monk??? What does Felonious mean???
[edit] Movie
There is a movie that is based on this quake. It is called Miracle on I - 880, mainly depicting the collapse of the I - 880 roadways and consequent rescue of survivors. Martial Law 20:52, 22 March 2006 (UTC) :)
This used to air during the Christmas Holidays. Has anyone seen this movie ? Martial Law 20:57, 22 March 2006 (UTC) :)
- I don't remember that movie, but I know there was a 1990 TV movie called After the Shock, starring Jack Scalia, Yaphet Kotto, and Scott Valentine. I used to see it pretty frequently for a few years after the quake, but haven't seen it in a long time. Michael24 6 August 2006.
[edit] I was there
I was living in Fremont, CA (a 15 minute drive South of Oakland) when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck in 1989. I was 22 years old and working the front desk at a popular health club. Our club was in a warehouse with high ceilings and exposed duct work. There was a mild feeling of uneasiness at first, like something was not quite right. You could almost feel it coming. People stopped what they were doing and looked around. Suddenly, the building began to whip back and forth. A stomach turning wave rippled through the floor. The motion was completely unpredictable. It felt like the building was lifted off the ground and moved several feet, then moved again (in a new and unexpected direction). There was a pause. A few people laughed nervously as if to say, "Boy that was close!" Then it started again... and that's when people freaked. I mean there was total panic. Gym members began knocking other gym memebers over in a mad dash for the exits. People stepped on the backs of other people who had fallen to the ground from tripping, or being pushed. I couldn't believe how crude they were. One man did stop to help a poor woman up (a woman who's back had been stepped on by several others) when the man himself was knocked to the ground. A good example of how quickly people lost their minds was (and this is in the space of 20 seconds mind you) when I saw members trying to climb over the 7ft tall chain link fence covering our rear garage door entrance which we left open on hot days. There was a 2ft gap above the fence that people were climbing up and flinging themselves through. But the crazy thing was, a perfectly good exit door (that no one was using) stood directly next to the chain link fence.
[edit] Book about the Loma Prieta Earthquake
There is a novel written about the events in and around the town of Loma Prieta during and after the earthquake, told from the point of view of a teen-age girl. The book is titled "Quake!" by Joe Cottonwood, published by Scholastic in 1995.
[edit] Scientific Precursors
Something is wrong with the first heading under Scientific Precursors, not sure if some phrase was deleted or what. --Mjrmtg 19:39, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Cops" Stalled Rescue
It seems to me that this statement in the section about the Cypress Freeway collapse is suspicious: "Cops arrived soon after and told everyone to stop their rescue efforts, a move that has been widely criticized." I've been searching for evidence of this event or criticism of the police efforts on the Internet and have not been able to find any. Does anyone know more about this? Otherwise, I think this line should be deleted. (I changed the first word from "Cops" to "Police" in the article.) --Everyguy 19:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
