The San Francisco Bay Area was preparing to mark the 25th anniversary of the most destructive earthquake in the area since the 1906 Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire.

Hours into extended coverage of the massing 1989 earthquake, KTVU anchors welcome on a fresh reporter to take the helm of the broadcast.

That so many people attended game three of the series with the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants may help explain the low death toll in the massive earthquake.

Watch the first 45 minutes of ABC7’s coverage of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake as it was originally broadcast. If the embedded video does not render on mobile device, click here. After the ...

Following the deadly and devastating Loma Prieta Earthquake, KSBW compiled its news broadcasts that aired in 1989 and uploaded them as seven videos.

On October 17, 1989, a powerful California earthquake struck the Bay Area at 5:04 p.m. The Loma Prieta earthquake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter scale, was the largest Bay Area/San Francisco ...

Longtime 9NEWS anchor Ed Sardella retired in 2004. He recounts how his role in covering the San Francisco earthquake in 1989.