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Surviving Disaster

San Francisco Earthquake

Season 1, Episode 3 of 4

In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay Area. It measured 7.1 on the Ritcher Scale and left 63 dead. Follow the stories of those who survived that day, including sales manager Dorothy Otto, who was trapped under the wreckage of the collapsed Cypress freeway.

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