Over three decades after the powerful Loma Prieta earthquake struck, some experts maintain that the strongest quake to hit the Bay Area since 1906 could have been much more destructive.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Legendary geologist and onetime head of USGS Menlo Park Allen Lindh suspected something was on the way. He leaned back in his chair in early October of 1989, and said, 'Those Lake Elsman earthquakes. I know there's just something up with those.'ALSO READ: Memories linger years after Loma Prieta Earthquake rocked the Bay AreaThe two moderate shocks near Lake Elsman -- a magnitude 5.3 quake in June of 1988 and a magnitude 5.4 temblor in August, 1989 -- caused Dr.
A section fell out of the old deck and truss section of the Bay Bridge. It was sheer luck that the quake happened as the San Francisco Giants were playing the Oakland A's in Game 3 of the Bay Bridge World Series at Candlestick Park. By 5 p.m., many fans were already off the roads and parked in front of their television sets to watch the game.
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