The 1989 Bay Area Earthquake: The Story of San Francisco's Second Deadliest Earthquake

*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the earthquake and aftermath by people across the Bay Area, including policemen, firefighters, and people at the World Series*Includes a bibliography for further reading "I'll tell you what—we're having an earth—“ - Al Michaels broadcasting the World Series on ABC as the earthquake struck and before the feed went out “Well folks, that's the greatest open in the history of television, bar none!" – Al Michaels after the ABC feed was restored On October 17, 1989, millions of Americans tuning in to watch the Oakland Athletics face the San Francisco Giants in the World Series watched the cameras suddenly start to shake violently for several seconds. The national broadcast had just caught an earthquake registering a 6.9 on the Richter scale striking the Bay Area, and by the time the earthquake and the resulting fires were over and dealt with, over 60 people were dead, making it San Francisco’s deadliest earthquake since the 1906 earthquake and fire. Th