The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused severe liquefaction of the fill upon which the neighborhood is built , causing major damage including a small firestorm . Firefighters resorted to pumping water directly from the Bay , to replace water unavailable from broken water mains . The neighborhood was quickly rebuilt . Physically , the neighborhood appears to have changed very little since its construction in the 1920s
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Marina District, San Francisco