The Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on October 17, 1989 at approximately 5:04 PM, along the San Andreas fault. 63 people died, with 3,757 getting injured and 25 people going missing. The earthquake took place within the same time Async began running a test on the Low-Proximity Magnetic Distortion System, the earthquake caused a temporary power outage, ultimately leading to the system to sustain damage which eventually led up to it opening the Backrooms.
The disaster is featured in faultline.mov, an unlisted video on Kane Pixels' channel, uploaded on January 18th, 2022, showing an edited and shortened version of the ABC News report documenting the incident in detail.
Snapshot of the magnitude of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
Shot of the players at Candlestick Park, affected by the 1989 Earthquake
Ted Koppel, reporter at ABC News, as seen in faultline.mov