At 5:04 p.m. on October 17, 1989, a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake, later known as the Loma Prieta earthquake, jolted the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The shaking began just as Game 3 of the World Series was being broadcast live from Candlestick Park, so viewers across the country saw the earliest moments of the disaster unfold on television. This unusual timing earned it the nickname the “World Series Earthquake.” The destruction was widespread and severe. In Oakland, a two-level se