Los Angeles has been hit by a 3.9-magnitude earthquake - leaving the red carpet backdrop at the Oscars afterparties shaking.

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.

There's little to no risk of earthquake-induced landslides, she says. " Big earthquakes can cause landslides, but it needs to be at least about the magnitude of the Northridge earthquake," she says.

The Northridge Earthquake in Southern California ... “Engineers can design for any target earthquake magnitude. Stronger structures, however, come at a cost more complicated than pure dollars ...

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.

Los Angeles has been hit by a 3.9-magnitude earthquake - leaving ... quake in Los Angeles' recent history was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which killed 57 people and caused an estimated $ ...