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On January 17, 1994, at 4:31 a.m. PST, a magnitude 6 .7 earthquake centered in Northridge struck the southern California area. Known as the Northridge Earthquake, it caused at least 57 fatalities (a subsequent study put the death toll at 72, including heart attacks) and injured thousands.
Jan 5, 2024 · The most costly American earthquake since 1906 struck Los Angeles on 17 January 1994. The magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake resulted from more than 3 meters of reverse slip on a 15-kilometer-long south-dipping thrust fault that raised the Santa Susana mountains by as much as 70 centimeters.
Jan 17, 2024 · The 6.7 magnitude quake centered in Northridge resulted in more than 9,000 injuries, 60 fatalities and up to $20 billion in property damage, plus $40 billion in economic losses, according to...
At 4:30 am, on January 17, 1994, residents of the greater Los Angeles area were rudely awakened by the strong shaking of the Northridge earthquake. This was the first earthquake to strike directly under an urban area of the United States since the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
Jan 16, 2024 · The Northridge Earthquake led to more than 60 deaths, destroyed 50,000 housing units and started about 500 fires. More than 9,000 people were injured and 20,000 were displaced in a natural ...
Jan 16, 2024 · The magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake shook the greater Los Angeles area on January 17, 1994. Nearly 100 lives were lost and countless vulnerable buildings were damaged in one of the most destructive and costly earthquakes to hit a metropolitan city in the U.S. in the last century.
Jan 17, 2024 · Northridge was, as of 1994, the site of one of the world's most expensive natural disasters, causing an estimated $35 billion in damage. Houses shook violently, but structures that sat side-by-side had different outcomes.
