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  2. 1994 Northridge earthquake - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  3. L.A.'s quake mystery: 2024 brings the most seismic activity ...

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    The USGS' online "Did You Feel It" crowdsourcing maps for the Loma Prieta and Northridge earthquakes will be updated with new responses. "There's just so many different ways that we can look at ...

  4. List of earthquakes in California - Wikipedia

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    Probabilistic seismic hazard map. The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also ...

  5. Northridge, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The 1994 Northridge earthquake was named for Northridge based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically in neighboring Reseda. [32] The earthquake, which occurred on a blind thrust fault, was one of the strongest ground motions ever recorded in North America. Freeways ...

  6. Despite active quake year, some California suburbs refuse to ...

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    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 ...

  7. Map shows epicenter of Northern California earthquake. Did it ...

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    “Drop, Cover, Hold on. Protect yourself,” the U.S. Geological Survey warned moment before the eathquake struck.

  8. Six earthquakes hit Southern California in one week. Does ...

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    He pointed to major quakes like the 1857 and 1906 San Andreas earthquakes, as well 1994’s Northridge earthquake, all of which were under the 8.0 magnitude contemplated in “Big One” scenarios ...

  9. 1971 San Fernando earthquake - Wikipedia

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    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 M s scale and 6.6 on the M w scale, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( Extreme ).