1989

Loma Prieta Earthquake

Santa Cruz Mountains (Loma Prieta), California
1989 10-17 05:04:15 p.m. PDT
Magnitude 6.9
Intensity IX

Students' reaction to earthquake varies, but emotions are high The displacement caused by the earthquake was emotional as well as physical for members of the Stanford community, as more than 1,000 students were forced from their homes. »

Keystone shifts; Memorial Church closed For the second time in less than 100 years, Memorial Church suffered major damages from a devastating earthquake. »

More than 750,000 books picked up following the quake Most of the Stanford campus libraries reopened for business within three days of the earthquake that struck on Oct. 17. »

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"Oh, look at the mess. So much is destroyed. This is one of the most disturbing of the damages on campus." – Prof. Haresh Shah surveying Memorial Church