It’s become another distant memory. The Oct. 17, 1989, earthquake demolished much of downtown Santa Cruz, killing three people and destroying more than 30 buildings while wreaking destruction ...
SANTA CRUZ — At 5:04 p.m. on Oct. 17, 1989, the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake shook Santa Cruz County and those around it from its epicenter beneath the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park ...