Today is the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. I remember exactly what was going on before the Bay Area quake. I was just a young lad in high school. The school day was done, I was sitting in my living room flipping between the World Series and Silver Spoons. Ya, you know that show with Ricky Schroder.

At 5:04, the sound shook me before the ground did. It was like a train was rolling right next to the house then the next thing I knew I was on the ground, the ground was rolling under me and the lamp fell over. Measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, this was one of the most well documented earthquakes in history.

If you live in the Bay Area, you should know basic earthquake safety. You should have enough supplies on hand to hold you over for a few days if all other resources are unavailable. The quake killed 63 people throughout northern California, injured 3,757 and left thousands homeless.

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