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Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001
Hah! Yeah, we had earthquake drills at my elementary school in preparation for that.
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I can't think of anything from my youth that came close to the mass hysteria that developed in anticipation of that non-event.
I think the hoax gained traction because the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake was still fresh in everyone's mind. I was watching the World Series live when that happened. That was some surreal live TV! The stadium wasn't damaged at all, from what I remember, but the images from the Bay Bridge and Embarcadero expressway that appeared shortly thereafter were shocking.