1989 Massive San Francisco earthquake: 25 years later

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It's been 25 years since a massive quake rocked the Bay Area in 1989 just before a World Series game, killing dozens, injuring thousands and causing billions of dollars' worth of damage as it buckled freeways, brought down a bridge and knocked buildings off their foundations. -- Associated Press

OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 15: In this before-and-after composite image, (Top) The collapsed upper deck of the Cypress viaduct of Interstate 880 after the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989 in Oakland, California. (Photo by H.G. Wilshire/U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library via Getty Images) OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 15: (Bottom) A car drives along Mandela Parkway where the Cypress viaduct of Interstate 880 used to stand on October 15, 2014 in Oakland, California. It has been 25 years since the 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04PM on October 17, 1989 causing widespread damage to buildings and roadways. 63 people died and nearly 4,000 were injured. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

AN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: In this before-and-after composite image, (Top) A view of damaged homes along Divisadero Street following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by G. Plafker/U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library via Getty Images) OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 15: (Bottom) A view looking north on Divisadero Street on October 15, 2014 in San Francisco, California. It has been 25 years since the 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04PM on October 17, 1989 causing widespread damage to buildings and roadways. 63 people died and nearly 4,000 were injured. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: In this before-and-after composite image, (Top) An apartment builing on the corner of Beach and Divisadero is seen shored up after the Loma Prieta earthquake struck on October 17, 1989 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by FEMA News Photo via Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: (Bottom) Apartment buildings built after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake stand on the corner of Beach and Divisadero on October 15, 2014 in San Francisco, California. It has been 25 years since the 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04PM on October 17, 1989 causing widespread damage to buildings and roadways. 63 people died and nearly 4,000 were injured. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: In this before-and-after composite image, (Top) A view of the doorway to a damaged apartment building on Beach Street near Divisadero Street following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by C.E. Meyer/U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library via Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: (Bottom) A view of a garage at an apartment building on Beach Street that was built after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake on October 15, 2014 in San Francisco, California. It has been 25 years since the 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04PM on October 17, 1989 causing widespread damage to buildings and roadways. 63 people died and nearly 4,000 were injured. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: In this before-and-after composite image, (Left) Cars are seen covered in bricks from a falling building facade following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by C.E. Meyer/U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library via Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: (Right) Cars are parked along 6th Street near Townsend on October 15, 2014 in San Francisco, California. It has been 25 years since the 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04PM on October 17, 1989 causing widespread damage to buildings and roadways. 63 people died and nearly 4,000 were injured.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: In this before-and-after composite image, (Top) A worker surveys the damage caused by the fire in San Francisco's Marina District after the Loma Prieta earthquake struck on October 17, 1989 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by FEMA News Photo via Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: (Bottom) A man waits for a bus on the corner of Beach and Divisadero on October 15, 2014 in San Francisco, California. It has been 25 years since the 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04PM on October 17, 1989 causing widespread damage to buildings and roadways. 63 people died and nearly 4,000 were injured. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 1989 file photo, a California Highway Patrol officer checks the damage to cars that fell when the upper deck of the Bay Bridge collapsed onto the lower deck after the Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco. Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and caused up to $10 billion damage. (AP Photo/George Nikitin, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 1989 file photo, workers check the damage to Interstate 880 in Oakland, Calif., after it collapsed during the Loma Prieta earthquake two days earlier. Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and caused up to $10 billion damage. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

FILE : In this file photo taken Oct. 18, 1989, crews demolish a collapsed apartment building in the Marina district following the Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco. Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and caused up to $10 billion damage. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

FILE: In this file photo taken Oct. 17, 1989, medical personal attend to a victim of the Cypress Freeway collapse in Oakland, Calif., after the Loma Prieta earthquake. Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and caused up to $10 billion damage. (AP Photo/Michael Macor, The Oakland Tribune)

FILE: In this photo taken Oct. 17, 1989, medical personal attend to a victim of the Cypress Freeway collapse in Oakland, Calif., after the Loma Prieta earthquake. Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and caused up to $10 billion damage. (Ap Photo/Oakland Tribune, Paul Miller, file)

FILE: In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1989, fire consumes homes in the Marina District after the Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco. Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and caused up to $10 billion damage. (AP Photo/The Contra Costa Times, Bob Pepping)

FILE: In this file photo from Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998, workers put the finishing touches on the renovation of San Francisco's City Hall dome. More than 10 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake, City Hall was retrofitted, renovated and restored not just to its pre-quake state, but to it's original 1915 splendor. Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake that killed 63 people, injured almost 3,800 and caused up to $10 billion damage. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Ten-year-old Christianne doCarmo, second from left, sits next to Luis Barreto, and her sister and brother in their father's truck bed outside their apartment in Los Gatos, Calif. Some 24 years later, the two have become a couple and are expecting a baby boy. (Photo courtesy Christianne White/MCT)

Luis Barreto and Christianne White, childhood friends in their Los Gatos, Calif., neighborhood a quarter century ago, recently reunited, becoming a couple this year. Visiting their old neighborhood on October 10, 2014, the couple shared memories of their 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake experience and their hopes for the future. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group/MCT)

Helene Hunter watches as her grandson, Chaz Mabry, studies the wedding album of his mother Joyce Mabry, who was killed during the Loma Prieta earthquake 25 years ago. Helene Hunter is trying to spend as much time with Chaz, telling him about the mother he lost when he was only 3 years old. They spent the day reminiscing at her home in Berkeley, Calif., on October 12, 2014. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group/MCT)

Chaz Mabry walks with his grandmother, Helene Hunter, at the Cypress Structure Freeway Memorial on October 12, 2014. He lost his mother nearby 25 years when she was killed in the Loma Prieta earthquake. The 15 second-long temblor claimed 42 lives. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group/MCT)

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OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 15: In this before-and-after composite image, (Top) The collapsed upper deck of the Cypress viaduct of Interstate 880 after the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989 in Oakland, California. (Photo by H.G. Wilshire/U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library via Getty Images) OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 15: (Bottom) A car drives along Mandela Parkway where the Cypress viaduct of Interstate 880 used to stand on October 15, 2014 in Oakland, California. It has been 25 years since the 7.0 Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04PM on October 17, 1989 causing widespread damage to buildings and roadways. 63 people died and nearly 4,000 were injured. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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