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Magnitude of the earthquake and aftershocks. The 1994 Northridge earthquake affected the Los Angeles area of California on January 17, 1994, at 04:30:55 PST.The epicenter of the moment magnitude 6.7 (M w) blind thrust earthquake was beneath the San Fernando Valley. [3]
Aftershock of the 7.8 earthquake on June 2. - - 6 [74] Colombia, Cauca: 6.8 12.1 IX Deadliest event of 1994. 1994 Páez River earthquake: This event caused major damage in the departments of Cauca, Huila, Tolima, and Valle del Cauca. At least 795 people were killed (the death toll is claimed by some sources as high as 1,100). 13,000 were left ...
The epicenter of the Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles in 1994 was in the San Fernando Valley, ... Aftershocks are defined as smaller earthquakes that happen in days after a larger quake. As ...
Our understanding and preparedness have come a long way since Northridge's magnitude 6.7 earthquake in 1994. We're still learning from that destructive temblor. The 1994 Northridge quake was a shock.
The collapsed freeway section was rebuilt and opened to traffic about three months after the 1994 Northridge earthquake knocked it down. The crucial freeway corridor is once again closed, this ...
The January 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake caused the southbound SR 14 to northbound I-5 connector to collapse and a bridge crossing San Fernando Road farther north along I-5 to partially fail. It also caused the southbound SR 14 to southbound I-5 overpass to collapse directly onto the main I-5 freeway and the southbound I-5 truck bypass ...
During the predawn magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake of 1994, 16 people died when the ground floor of the Northridge Meadows apartment building collapsed, crushing sleeping residents in their ...
The Northridge Blind Thrust Fault (also known as the Pico Thrust Fault) is a thrust fault that is located in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.It is the fault that triggered the M w 6.7 1994 Northridge earthquake which caused $13–50 billion in property damage (equivalent to 24–93 billion today) and was one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.