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- A half-century ago, about an hour before sunrise, the earth under the San Fernando Valley shuddered for a full12 seconds. Freeway interchanges collapsed. Buildings shifted off their foundations. Water had to be diverted from a crippled dam to avoid a deadly flood. Nearly 80,000 residents evacuated their homes.
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Feb 9, 2021 · The first quake was over before the clock hit 6:01 on Feb. 9, 1971, though the aftershocks would continue for years to come. Advertisement. As my colleague Doug Smith writes, the Sylmar...
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Feb 9, 2021 · The 6.6 magnitude Sylmar earthquake rumbled across the San Fernando Valley at about 6 a.m. on Feb. 9, 1971. The tragic toll: 64 deaths, 2,000 injuries and property damage costing more than a...
Feb 4, 2021 · By Times staff. Feb. 4, 2021 8:22 AM PT. Southern California is earthquake country. But few temblors did more to raise awareness of the seismic dangers we face than the 1971 Sylmar quake. It...
Feb 11, 2021 · On February 9, 1971, a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley. The Sylmar quake, as it's known, is one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in SoCal history. The quake killed 65 people, injured 2,000 more, and caused north of $500 million in property damage.
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200–2,000 injured [4] The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the 1971 Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the Ms scale and 6.6 on the Mw scale, and a maximum Mercalli intensity ...
