For the Valley 31 years later, the 1994 Northridge earthquake was a defining moment, testing the resilience of its residents and the strength of its community institutions.
At exactly 4:30:55 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, Los Angeles was rocked by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that caused catastrophic damage, particularly near the epicenter in the San Fernando Valley.
The Northridge Earthquake in Southern California happened just one year earlier, in 1994. The two events killed ... Loss of use during recovery cost the Los Angeles area economy $40 billion ...
Thousands of housing units destroyed, with tens of thousands of Angelenos forced out of their homes and apartments. Tens of ...
Twenty-five years ago today, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Northridge, an area just northwest ... kind of devastation did to Los Angeles in 1994.
When these fires finally end, the long road to recovery begins. The last time Los Angeles faced such an enormous challenge was after the Northridge earthquake in 1994. Zev Yaroslavsky was an L.A ...
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake woke Angelenos at 4:30 in the morning on January 17th, 1994. Called the Northridge Earthquake, it killed fifty-seven people and caused between $20 and $40 billion worth ...