Empress Theatre (California) repainted and the "Empress Theatre" sign was painted into the pediment. Its window panels were uncovered and refurbished, seats from Fox Theatres were salvaged and installed, gypsum decoration was re-gilded, and period-appropriate carpeting was laid. The Empress thrived throughout the decade. 1989 On Tuesday October 17, the Loma Prieta earthquake, measuring 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale, shook the San Francisco Bay Area; the Empress Theatre was not spared. To repair damage from the quake and make the building seismically safe for use was a task so monumental that it caused the theatre to sit vacant and derelict for nearly
1989 West Papua earthquake 1989 West Papua earthquake The 1989 West Papua earthquake struck West Papua, Indonesia – then Irian Jaya province – on August 1 with a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ("Severe"). Around 120 people were killed, mainly due to landslides and mudslides. The West Papua earthquake struck at 9:17 local time and measured 5.7 and 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale. Its epicenter was located south of Jayapura; the earthquake reached as far as Wamena. There were multiple aftershocks. The earthquake killed 120 people and left 120 injured; all of the dead were recovered from