Recollecting details of temblor after 20 years reveals deficiencies in disaster preparedness
Earlier that Tuesday evening, she walked about her Oakland home, a five-month-old infant the focus of her attention. While preparing to pack for a flight to Seattle later that night, Rose Muller felt something.
Fault proximity poses danger
Regarded by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute as the most at-risk fault in the nation, the Hayward Fault runs directly through the college and is overdue for a major seismic burst.
Imminent threat of Hayward Fault running through campus demands better preparation procedures, suppl
They weren't official. They weren't adequately trained. They weren't prepared with a plan. But they were usually the first on the scene.
Earthquake kills 63, injures 3,757 others
Moments away from the beginning of the third game of the Giants vs. A's 1989 World Series in San Francisco, the Loma Prieta earthquake rocked Candlestick Park at exactly 5:04 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1989.
Tremors only knock items from shelves
Those on campus during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake were amazed to have made it through the rumble unharmed and that no structural damage was sustained in the tumult.
Campus expects better planning
Residents of California know that the San Francisco Bay Area is a beautiful place to live, and undoubtedly, it also has a rich history of earthquake disaster that comes with the territory.
Expired rations present concern
As history indicates, the disaster supply cabinets, meant to ensure campus occupants with access to first aid materials, food and water for three days in the case of a major emergency, lack consistent maintenance.
Monitors responsible for risk reduction
In 1989, California was shook by the Loma Prieta earthquake, with devastation and tragedy as the aftermath.
Off-site medical help encouraged
Victimized by budget cuts in the mid-1980s, the absence of school nurses on campus has left the college with no one to treat the wounds of the student body as it at one time did.
Strain mounting on Hayward line
Northern California has a 99 percent chance of an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.7 or greater striking in the next 30 years, United States Geological Survey (USGS) officials say.
City establishes support groups
Planning ahead can bring about a significant difference in one's life and the lives of others around him or her, and in many cases, it is important enough to be made a priority.
Renovations strengthen old structures
Despite being located along the Hayward Fault Zone, buildings on campus were found to have overall dependable structural stability, especially with select problematic buildings being retrofitted in recent years.
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