History | Ancient History on Instagram: "The Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck Northern California on October 17, 1989, was a powerful magnitude 6.9 quake that ruptured along the San Andreas Fault and caused widespread destruction across the San Francisco Bay Area, forever altering the region’s landscape and infrastructure. Occurring during the live broadcast of the World Series, the quake instantly gained national attention as viewers saw power outages, damaged stadium lights, and stunned sp