1994 Northridge earthquake
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The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a powerful and destructive magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the Los Angeles area of Southern California on January 17, 1994, causing widespread damage and loss of life.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
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San Fernando Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Monica NERFINISHED ⓘ Simi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ventura County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aftershocks | thousands of aftershocks over subsequent months ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Northridge earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesDeaths | approximately 57 ⓘ |
| casualtiesInjured | over 8,700 ⓘ |
| category |
1994 disasters in the United States
ⓘ
Earthquakes in California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1994-01-17 ⓘ |
| depth | approximately 19 km ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| economicDamage |
one of the costliest earthquakes in U.S. history
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over 20 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| epicenter | Northridge, Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faultType | blind thrust fault ⓘ |
| impact |
damage to hospitals and schools
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disruption of transportation networks ⓘ major damage to soft-story apartment buildings ⓘ major damage to unreinforced masonry buildings ⓘ widespread power outages ⓘ |
| localTime | 04:30 PST ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Los Angeles metropolitan area
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ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ |
| magnitude | 6.7 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumMercalliIntensity | IX (Violent) ⓘ |
| notableInfrastructureDamage |
collapse of portions of Interstate 5
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collapse of portions of State Route 14 ⓘ damage to Los Angeles freeway system ⓘ damage to Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) ⓘ |
| policyImpact |
influenced hospital seismic safety regulations in California
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led to revisions of California building codes ⓘ led to strengthening of seismic design standards in Los Angeles ⓘ spurred retrofitting of freeway overpasses and bridges ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1992 Landers earthquake (regional context) ⓘ |
| record | one of the strongest earthquakes to hit urban Los Angeles in the 20th century ⓘ |
| regionTectonics | occurred within the Pacific–North American plate boundary region ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | prompted major research on blind thrust faults ⓘ |
| seismologicalOrganization | recorded and studied by the United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggered |
fires
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freeway collapses ⓘ landslides ⓘ widespread building collapses ⓘ |
| year | 1994 ⓘ |
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