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Initial Observations of Cypress Structure Collapse, Oakland, CA 1989

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Retrospective interview with USGS Geophysicist Susan Hough about the collapse of the Nimitz Freeway (known as the Cypress Structure) in Oakland, CA, during the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake and how the first responders reacted to the event.
 

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00:01:18

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Public Domain.