The Earthquake That Stopped the World Series
On October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Bay Area during the World Series pregame show — live in front of millions of viewers.
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3.11: Japan's Great Earthquake and Tsunami
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0–9.1 earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's northeast coast, killing nearly 20,000 people.
Ten Seconds That Shattered a City: The Managua Earthquake
At 12:29 a.m. on December 23, 1972, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated Managua, Nicaragua, killing thousands and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
San Francisco, 5:12 A.M.: The Quake and the Fire
At 5:12 on the morning of April 18, 1906, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake shattered San Francisco — and the fires that followed nearly finished the job.
The Lunchtime Quake That Burned Tokyo to the Ground
On September 1, 1923, a magnitude-8 earthquake struck Japan just before lunch — but it was the fires, fanned by typhoon winds, that killed more than 100,000 people.