OAKLAND, Calif. - Friday marked 36 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the Bay Area, killing 63 people and injuring thousands. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake lasted 20 seconds, beginning at 5:04 p.m. as the San Francisco Giants took on the Oakland A's in the 1989 World Series.

The devastating earthquake sparked more than 40 fires and caused nearly $7 billion in damage in the Bay Area. San Francisco's Marina District was hit especially hard because it was built on a landfill.

Earthquake epicenter

The epicenter of the earthquake was along the San Andreas Fault, about 56 miles south of San Francisco and 10 miles north of Santa Cruz, according to the California Department of Conservation.

The agency says the earthquake was felt as far south as San Diego and into western Nevada.

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