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- Cars lie smashed by the collapsed Interstate 5 connector few hours after Northridge earthquake, on January 17, 1994, in Sylmar, California. The magnitude 6.7 Northridge Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM, killing more than 60, injuring more than 9,000, and causing widespread damage throughout the west San Fernando Valley. #
- A portion of the Santa Monica Freeway near La Cienega in Los Angeles, damaged due to a major earthquake early Monday morning, January 17, 1994. #
- Spectators watch a building burn amid glass shards and other rubble in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles in the early morning hours of January 17, 1994, following a major earthquake that hit Los Angeles. #
- Gas from a ruptured supply line burns as water from broken water main floods Balboa Boulevard in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles, on January 17, 1994.
Jan 2, 2013 · KPCC found some of the more iconic images of damage from the devastating Northridge earthquake of 1994 and wondered what was rebuilt and what was changed. Photographer Maya Sugarman spent...
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- Dean Musgrove
- Los Angeles city limit sign on the 5 Freeway. The Northridge quake hit at 4:31 the morning of Jan. 17, 1994, a powerful jolt that flattened buildings, destroyed homes, damaged freeways, ignited fires and disrupted water and power.
- Robin Purcell makes his way to his daughter’s apartment on Plummer St in Northridge to recover some of her possessions. The Northridge quake hit at 4:31 the morning of Jan.
- An auto traveling on the 118 freeway got caught when the freeway collapsed at Gothic Avenue. Los Angeles Daily News file photo.
- Officer Joshua Wong monitors the area around a collapsed section of the Santa Monica Freeway near Fairfax Ave. The Northridge quake hit at 4:31 the morning of Jan.
- Quake Hits at 4:31 A.M.
- Devastation and Chaos
- Cal State Northridge
- State of Emergency
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- Presidential Visit
- The Cost
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits the Los Angeles area, centered in San Fernando Valley's Northridge neighborhood. The epicenter was later determined to be near Wilbur Avenue and Arminta Street, about a mile from the Cal State Northridge campus. Moments after the initial rumble, a 5.9 aftershock struck. Numerous aftershocks followed for months, thoug...
Structures and homes were leveled. Freeways collapsed. Apartment buildings crushed vehicles parked in carports below. Fires burned all over the city as gas lines ruptured. Thousands of Angelenos were instantly homeless and had no idea what to do.
The destruction on CSUN's campus was extensive and dramatic. A large parking structure collapsed onto itself, its giant columns bent backward by the force of the quake. A fire broke out in a science building. The university's Oviatt Librarysustained damage and most of its books were dumped onto the floor. A second library building was so decimated ...
Within 5 ½ hours of the initial quake, authorities were able to get all active fires under control, helping to prevent further damage. Multiple highways had to be closed due to the damage and surface streets were used as detours. Thousands of residents were without water and electricity as rescue crews began searching the rubble for survivors. Los ...
The California National Guard was deployed to assist help with recovery efforts and maintain order. Tent cities went up at parks and other open spaces for thousands of displaced Angelenos. Many people refuse to return to their homes, fearing another earthquake. Some slept on their lawns or in their cars. The quake broke water pipes across the regio...
President Clinton visited Los Angeles two days after the quake touring damaged roadways and surveying the urban destruction. "This is a national problem. We have a national responsibility," Clinton told local officials in a hangar at Burbank Airport, according to the L.A. Times. "This is something we intend to stay with until the job is over."
Along with the dozens killed and thousands hurt, the quake caused $20 billion in damage. This video posted by Caltrans shows the scope of the destruction to the region's freeway system and all the work put in to repair the roadways. Though the region has made strides in retrofitting and the city recently launched a quake alert app, the Big One is s...
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- Dean Musgrove
- Page one of the Los Angeles Daily News on January 18, 1994. The Northridge quake hit at 4:31 the morning of Jan. 17, 1994, a powerful jolt that flattened buildings, destroyed homes, damaged freeways, ignited fires and disrupted water and power.
- Emergency workers remove a survivor from the first floor of the Northridge Meadows apartments following the Northridge quake on Jan. 17, 1994. (Photo by Tina Burch, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
- Firefighters work to free trapped residents at the Northridge Meadows Apartments on Reseda Blvd in Northridge on the morning of Jan. 17, 1994. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
- A Fire Department chaplain informs a couple that their son has died in the collapse of the Northridge Meadows apartments on Jan. 17, 1994. (John McCoy, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Jan 17, 2024 · Two men inspect damage to cars and apartment complex after Northridge earthquake, on Jan. 21, 1994 (Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images) ... Photos: Aftermath of a 6.7 magnitude quake.
