Bay Bridge 1989 - 'This span of the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland, California, collapsed during the magnitude 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake on Oct. 17, 1989, which struck just before the first game of the World Series was to be played at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. Although its epicenter was about 100 km south of San Francisco, the Loma Prieta earthquake caused considerable damage in the city and killed 63 people. East-west ground shaking shifted parts of the bridge by as much as 25 cm, shearing bolts and removing support from the fallen span.'