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.

N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

Even as the wildfires of California continue, having affected an estimated 200,000 residents and resulted in 27 deaths, the ...

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 ...

Thirty-one years ago this week, Riordan put it to good use, and it echoes on the anniversary of the Northridge earthquake as a kind of playbook — lessons learned amid the city of L.A.’s and ...

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.

Attempts to reach his father and grandmother, who had both stayed behind in Northridge, failed. It wasn’t until they turned ...

Jay Christensen, a Fort Dodge native and 1978 graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High, spent 20 years at the Los Angeles Times, ...