Magnitude of the earthquake and aftershocks. 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]

Jan 5, 2024 · The most costly American earthquake since 1906 struck Los Angeles on 17 January 1994. The magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake resulted from more than 3 meters of reverse slip on a 15-kilometer-long south-dipping thrust fault that raised the Santa Susana mountains by as much as 70 centimeters.

Dec 2, 2009 · The Northridge quake, named after the San Fernando Valley community near its epicenter, was the costliest in U.S. history, with damages estimated at more than $20 billion, and resulted in 57...

On January 17, 1994, at 4:31 a.m. PST, a magnitude 6 .7 earthquake centered in Northridge struck the southern California area. Known as the Northridge Earthquake, it caused at least 57 fatalities (a subsequent study put the death toll at 72, …

Over 1,500 people were injured and 57 were killed. The epicenter was located at the end of Elkwood Street, just east of Baird Avenue, in the city of Reseda – less than one mile from Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

Jan 10, 2025 · Its epicentre was in Reseda, a suburb located about 23 miles (37 km) west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The major shock lasted 10–20 seconds and registered a magnitude of 6.7. Fatality estimates range from just under 60 to more than 70 people killed, with most studies placing the number at around 60.

Jan 17, 1994 · The 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake shook the entire San Fernando Valley at 4:31 am on January 17, 1994, with an epicenter in Reseda, near Northridge, CA.

On January 17,1994,04:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, southern California was shaken by a strong earthquake centered beneath the San Fernando Valley. The shock is referred to as the "Northridge" earthquake, after the community of that name, which is located near the shock's epicenter and which was a site of particularly intense damage.

At 4:30 a.m. on January 17, 1994, the shaking of an earthquake awakened 10 million people in the Los Angeles region of Southern California. The earthquake's epicenter was in Northridge, CA, and it was a magnitude 6.7 shock that proved to be the most costly earthquake in …

The magnitude 6.7 M w earthquake that occurred near Northridge, California on January 17, 1994 produced an extensive set of strong-motion recordings. The epicenter is located about 32 km northwest of Los Angeles in the densely populated San Fernando Valley.