24/7 LiveSan FranciscoEast BaySouth BayPeninsulaNorth Bay
Welcome, Mickey
mickey@disney.com
Manage MyDisney Account
Log Out

Air Quality Tracker

CA Wildfire Map

AccuWeather Forecast

Live

Weather Conditions

SF Bay Area Live Cameras

I-Team Investigations

7 On Your Side

19 years since Loma Prieta quake

kgo
By ABC7
Saturday, October 18, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

It struck with a magnitude 6.9, at 5:04 p.m. on a Tuesday. It was centered in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Part of the Bay Bridge collapsed, as well as the double-decker Cypress Freeway.

Buildings in San Francisco's Marina District burned to the ground.

The quake killed 62 people, injured more than 2,700 and left 12,000 homeless.

Copyright © 2025 KGO-TV. All Rights Reserved.
TOP STORIES
CA creating new agency to focus on housing and homelessness
Farmworker dies after SoCal immigration raid, union says
From Labubus to Nintendo, SF Union Square cashing in on viral trends
2 Bay Area cities resume trash pickup amid sanitation work stoppage
1 dead after house fire in SF's Richmond District: fire department
Judge orders halt of indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in CA
NASCAR returns to Sonoma Raceway for weekend of vrooming excitement
Show More
Proposed building in SF would surpass height of Salesforce Tower
7 victims in NorCal fireworks warehouse explosion officially ID'd
Preliminary report released in Air India crash
SJ recycling facility fire now under control
Video shows robbery suspects driving wrong way on busy Bay Bridge
More TOP STORIES News
ABC7 San Francisco
Topics
HomeWeatherTrafficWatchPhotosApps
Regions
San FranciscoEast BaySouth BayPeninsulaNorth Bay
More Content
Building A Better Bay AreaTake Action Resources7 On Your SideI-Team
Company
About ABC7 Bay AreaABC7 Newsteam Bios#ABC7Now: Connect with ABC7Take Action in Your CommunityABC7 Jobs & InternshipsContests, Promotions, & Rules
Privacy Policy
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Children's Privacy Policy
Your US State Privacy Rights
Terms of Use
Interest-Based Ads
Public Inspection File
FCC Applications
Copyright © 2025 ABC, Inc., KGO-TV San Francisco. All Rights Reserved.