Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 7.0 Richter-scale Loma Prieta earthquake , which caused widespread damage in the San Francisco Bay area, killing 63 people and injuring nearly 4,000.
C.E. Meyer/U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library/ Justin Sullivan / Getty
The quake-ravaged Cypress viaduct of the Interstate 880 highway in Oakland.
AFP / Getty Images CHRIS WILKINS