San Fernando Earthquake in California 1971. Scenes show the fire and destruction left by the earthquake, gas mains exploded, sewer and water lines erupted in the street, and why 80,000 people were forced from their homes by a threatened break in a major dam. The footage also includes scenes with Governor Ronald Reagan and Vice President Spiro Agnew

San Francisco Earthquake October 17, 1989 and its aftermath. The largest to hit the San Francisco area since 1906 and registering a 7.1 magnitude, the earthquake's effects are shown in stores, and on the street. California Highway Patrol's response to, and findings of, the seismic shaking on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the Cypress Street Viaduct. Scenes show difficult rescue attempts and earthquake victim evacuations.