1994-01-17 12:33:50 UTC at 12:33 January 17, 1994 UTC Location: Epicenter at 34.377, -118.467 7.2 km from Santa Clarita (4.2 miles) Greater Los Angeles Area, California. Especially hard hit was the area between Santa Monica Canyon and Saint John's Hospital, a linear corridor that suffered a significant amount of property damage. The 1994 Spring semester was delayed by two weeks due to the Northridge earthquake. The 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake happened when a blind thrust fault occured on an very populated area undergoing compressional stress that has rocks that deform in a ductile fashion overlying rocks that deform in a crumbly fashion. [29] Numerous fires were also caused by broken gas lines from houses shifting off their foundations or unsecured water heaters tumbling. [citation needed] The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and now-gone Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena suffered minor damage. Due to the large amount lost by insurance companies, most insurance companies either stopped offering or severely restricted earthquake insurance in California. The comparison of the seismic behavior of underground braced walls with ACI 318 design method reveals that bending moment and shear force of the walls under Northridge earthquake loads were observed to reach 2.8 and 2.7 times as large as the respective allowable limits. The National Geophysical Data Center placed the hypocenter's geographical coordinates at 34°12′47″N 118°32′13″W / 34.21306°N 118.53694°W / 34.21306; -118.53694 and at a depth of 11.4 miles (18.3 km). An earlier version of this article said the Ridgecrest earthquake was the largest since the 1994 Northridge quake. In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, in violation of the eighth Amendment ...read more, B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 jet tanker over Spain’s Mediterranean coast, dropping three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of Palomares and one in the sea. The analysis of the effect of Northridge earthquake on behavior of structures has been investigated by many researchers. In addition, property damage was estimated to be $13–50 billion (equivalent to $22–86 billion in 2014),[12] making it one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. AP PHOTOS: 1994 LA quake caused widespread devastation ... the violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise … [22] Actress Iris Adrian died in September 1994 from complications of a broken hip she suffered in the earthquake. For example, the original 35 mm master films for the 1960s sitcom My Living Doll were destroyed.[37]. Afterward, anchors and reporters Stan Chambers and Hal Fishman of KTLA, Laura Diaz and Harold Greene of KABC, John Beard of KTTV, and Michael Tuck, Linda Alvarez and Tritia Toyota of KCBS were doing coverage throughout the day. At 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, a hidden fault lurking under the city’s San Fernando Valley neighborhoods unleashed a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- On Jan. 17, 1994, a massive earthquake struck the Southland. Five days later, it was estimated that between 40,000 and 60,000 customers were still without public water service. In the weeks following the quake, many San Fernando Valley residents had either lost their homes entirely or experienced structural damage too severe to continue living in them without making repairs. The earthquake also gained worldwide attention because of damage to the vast freeway network, which serves millions of commuters every day. Depth: 5 km In the fall of 1864, Sherman and his army marched across Georgia and destroyed nearly everything in their path. USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. [50] CSUN also received assistance from government agencies FEMA and OES to support the recovery effort and serve the needs of the local community. Rail service was briefly interrupted, with full Amtrak and expanded Metrolink service resuming in stages in the days after the quake. The city of Santa Monica suffered significant damage. tells the story of the event. Jama, 277(11), 904-908. The seismic event killed two CSUN students at the Northridge Meadows Complex along with 14 other residents. The quake had a duration of approximately 10–20 seconds, and its peak ground acceleration of 1.82 g0 (17.8 m/s2)[7][8] was the highest ever instrumentally recorded in an urban area in North America. The main courtroom set was in shambles. In particular, buildings with an unstable first floor (such as those with parking areas on the bottom) performed poorly. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) A ccording to the International Dark-Sky Association, Los Angeles’s sky glow is visible from an airplane 200 miles away. The first divorce in Ireland, granted to a terminally ill man who wished to marry his new partner, was a harbinger of the decline of the Catholic Church’s power over the Republic. [27] The stadium was vacant at the time. As a result, the state legislature passed a law requiring all hospitals in California to ensure that their acute care units and emergency rooms would be in earthquake-resistant buildings by January 1, 2005. Also, because of known seismic activity in California, area building codes dictate that buildings incorporate structural design intended to withstand earthquakes. Jones claimed that Clinton, while governor of Arkansas, sexually harassed her and then ...read more, On January 17, 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower ends his presidential term by warning the nation about the increasing power of the military-industrial complex. What makes an earthquake "significant"? Warsaw was a battleground since the opening day of fighting in the European theater. It was not the first or last accident involving American nuclear bombs. January 17, 1994, Los Angeles, California The earthquake’s epicenter occurred near Northridge at 4:31 a.m. and had a 6.7 magnitude. FM radio stations such as KRTH, KIIS, KOST and KCBS radio were bringing special reports when morning show hosts Robert W. Morgan, Rick Dees and Charlie Tuna were calling Los Angeles residents and others from their sister stations to bring their belongings to the stations and advising people not to drink water. The Historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood was red-tagged and closed as was the Capital Theater in Glendale due to structural damage. [23], Sixteen people were killed as a result of the collapse of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex. On January 17, 1994, the Northridge Earthquake rocked the L.A. area causing billions in damage, thousands of injuries and 60 fatalities. ... 8.2 La Paz, Bolivia. The slides were caused by a major earthquake … The seismic event led to millions of dollars worth damage resulting in a sharp drop in student enrollment. Six new stations opened in six weeks. Here is archived footage of ABC7's coverage of the quake and the devastating aftermath. [46] In addition, the newly completed student parking structure C collapsed, and had to be demolished. The Battle of Loos, which took place in September 1915, resulted in ...read more. Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed widespread devastation, with dozens killed and $25 billion in damage. An estimated $350 million (equivalent to $600 million today) was used to supply the number of trailers and domes which housed classes and administration offices. In addition, the campus received a $23,000 check (equivalent to $40,000 today) from the Los Angeles Times Valley Edition for the journalism department. The 1994 Northridge earthquake killed more than 50 people and created widespread devastation in Los Angeles. The earthquake was caused by a blind thrust fault, a … On January 17, 1994, an earthquake rocks Los Angeles, California, killing 54 people and causing billions of dollars in damages. While many businesses remained closed in the days following the quake, some infrastructure was not able to be rebuilt for months, even years later. [45] The damage caused a shutdown of the campus and delayed the start of the 1994 Spring semester. Thursday’s 6.4 quake was weaker than the … The Northridge earthquake led to a number of legislative changes. For example, the behavior of underground walls has been evaluated for the Northridge earthquake using numerical methods. In 1994 a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Los Angeles killing 57 and causing widespread infrastructure damage. Werner, S. B. The Republic of Ireland legally grants a divorce for the first time following a 1995 referendum. Interruptions to road transport caused Metrolink to experiment with service to Camarillo in February and Oxnard in April,[40][41] which continues today as the Ventura County Line, and extended the Antelope Valley Line almost ten years ahead of schedule. A look back at the damage, deaths and developments in seismic safety since the disaster: ___ THE QUAKE At 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, a hidden fault lurking under the city's San … In Valencia, the California Institute of the Arts experienced heavy damage, with classes relocated to a nearby Lockheed test facility for the remainder of 1994. [citation needed] Mark & Brian's morning show on KLOS was also affected. NBC station KNBC was the first television station to go on the air, with reporter Joe Rico beginning the station's coverage just two minutes after the earthquake began[52] while anchors Kent Shocknek, Carla Aragon, Colleen Williams and Chuck Henry were producing special reports throughout the morning. The campus still opened and provided students with mobile classrooms and mobile offices. The real quake struck only weeks before filming was completed. Many multifamily apartment buildings in Santa Monica were yellow-tagged and red-tagged. The United States Postal Service suspended all mail service throughout the Los Angeles area for several days. [22] Not only were they unable to serve their local neighborhoods, but they also had to transfer out their inpatient populations, which further increased the burden on nearby hospitals that were still operational. The Los Angeles City Hall suffered no damage. The duo spoke to Los Angeles-area residents about their situation. Image not … Although several commercial buildings also collapsed, loss of life was minimized because of the early morning hour of the quake, and because it also occurred on a federal holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). An unusual effect of the Northridge earthquake was an outbreak of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) in Ventura County. All of the earthquake sequences in the Wes Craven film New Nightmare were filmed a month prior to the Northridge quake. Parade, scheduled to take place on January 17, was not held. A coccidioidomycosis outbreak following the Northridge, Calif, earthquake. [17] On January 17, 1994, an earthquake rocks Los Angeles, California, killing 54 people and causing billions of dollars in damages. However, school buildings (K-12), which are required by California law to be reinforced, in general, survived fairly well. Additionally, many businesses were forced to relocate or use temporary facilities in order to accommodate structural damage to their original locations or the difficulty accessing them. Enrollment dropped by approximately 1,000 students, leaving some homeless as dormitories were closed due to damage which rendered them unsafe and which required repair.[49]. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Northridge Earthquake of 1994: Ground Motions and Geotechnical Aspects", "Northridge 1994: 6.7 – 1km NNW of Reseda, CA", https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70208422, "Significant Earthquakes of the World 1994", "The Large Aftershocks of the Northridge Earthquake and their Relationship to Mainshock Slip and Fault Zone Complexity", "1994 Quake Still Fresh in Los Angeles Minds", "Show Event – NGDC Natural Hazard Images", "USGS Northridge Earthquake 10th Anniversary", "Southern California Earthquake Data Center". 3.6 magnitude earthquake. Numerous Los Angeles museums, including the Art Deco Building in Hollywood, were closed, as were numerous city shopping malls. The Northridge earthquake was the third major earthquake to occur in California after the earthquake of 1971 in San Fernando and the 1989 San Francisco-Oakland earthquake. Picture Information. Some people even made temporary relocations closer to their jobs while their homes or neighborhoods were being rebuilt. Additional damage occurred about 50 miles (80 km) southeast in the city of Anaheim, located in Orange County, as the scoreboard at Anaheim Stadium collapsed onto several hundred seats. The University of Southern California suffered some structural damage to several older campus buildings, but classes were conducted as scheduled. Damage from the Northridge earthquake is seen in a photo in January 1994. [27] The theme parks Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain were shut down after the quake, but only for inspections since all were designed with earthquakes in mind. Look back at KNBCʼs coverage of the the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The campus was unable to use any of its classrooms because of the damage the buildings sustained. UCLA and other local universities were also shut down. 1994: Massive earthquake hits Los Angeles A huge earthquake has rocked Los Angeles, killing more than 20 people. The Oviatt Library experienced both interior and exterior damage, but the overall frame of the central part of the building remained stable, allowing student use to continue. The daily commute for many drivers in the weeks following was significantly lengthened, notably for those traveling between Santa Clarita and Los Angeles, and commuters on I-10 traveling to and from the Westside. Auditions For Acting Roles in New TV Series ...read more, On January 17, 1820, Anne Brontë, the youngest of the six Brontë children, is born in Yorkshire, England. The Corvette, named for a fast type of naval warship, would eventually become an iconic American muscle car and ...read more, Relying upon strategic creativity, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and a mixed Patriot force rout British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and a group of Redcoats and Loyalists at the Battle of Cowpens on January 17, 1781. The first and second episodes of the fifth season of Baywatch featured the earthquake, and how the lifeguards responded to it, professionally and personally. Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. The coup occurred with the foreknowledge of John L. Stevens, the U.S. ...read more, On January 17, 1950, 11 men steal more than $2 million ($29 million today) from the Brink's Armored Car depot in Boston, Massachusetts. Production came to a halt. Many classes were moved to temporary structures. At 0431 hours on January 17, 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Los Angeles area. Damage to the system resulted in water pressure dropping to zero in some areas; this predictably affected success in fighting subsequent fires. [25] LAPD motorcycle officer Clarence Wayne Dean died because of the collapse of the Newhall Pass interchange, falling 40 feet from the damaged connector from southbound 14 to southbound I-5. © 2020 A&E Television Networks, LLC. The quake produced unusually strong ground accelerations in the range of 1.0 g. Damage was also caused by fire and landslides. The production of movies and TV shows was disrupted. Although given the name "Northridge", where the quake was believed to have been centered and substantial damage occurred, the actual epicenter was pinpointed in the neighboring community of Reseda within several days. The ...read more, Gary Gilmore, convicted in a double murder, is shot to death by a firing squad in Utah, becoming the first person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. CSUN President Dr. Blenda Wilson assured the rental of temporary structures to be placed in available spaces throughout the campus. Several highways also suffered critical failures, but only one police officer died, when his vehicle plunged off an overpass. Their mother died when Anne was still an infant, and the children were left largely to their own devices in the bleak parsonage in Haworth, a remote village in Yorkshire, ...read more, On January 17, 1865, Union General William T. Sherman’s army is rained in at Savannah, Georgia, as it waits to begin marching into the Carolinas. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! His remarks, issued during a televised farewell address to the American people, were particularly significant since Ike had ...read more, The inspiration came from the Beatles, the financing came from Screen Gems, the music came from Don Kirshner and the stars came from an exhaustive audition process that began with this ad in Daily Variety in September 1965: Madness! British musicians Paul Hardcastle and Simon Harris narrowly escaped injury and were among guests evacuated when the Sheraton-Universal Hotel in Universal City, California where they were staying was damaged during the earthquake. [42] Metrolink leased equipment from Amtrak, San Francisco's Caltrain and Toronto, Canada's GO Transit to handle the sudden onslaught of passengers. The earthquake had a strong moment magnitude at around 6.7, although ground acceleration was one of the highest ever recorded in an urban region of North America. In the early morning hours of Jan. 17, 1994, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Southern California in what is now considered one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history. Study raises Northridge quake death toll to 72. $11.95 + $1.75 shipping . [38][39] James E. Roberts was chief bridge engineer with Caltrans and was placed in charge of the seismic retrofit program for Caltrans until his death in 2006. Continental-size FOUR VIEWS OF LOS ANGELES 6.6 EARTHQUAKE, JAN. 17, 1994. It was closed for the second time since the Loma Prieta earthquake. Subsequently, a team was sent out to film footage of the quake-damaged areas of the city. He likely did not realize until too late in the early morning darkness that the elevated roadway had collapsed. Germany declared war by launching an air raid on September 1, 1939, and followed up with a siege that killed tens of thousands of ...read more. This was the first report of such an outbreak following an earthquake, and it is believed that the spores were carried in large clouds of dust created by seismically triggered landslides. Portions of a number of major roads and freeways, including Interstate 10 over La Cienega Boulevard, and the interchanges of Interstate 5 with California State Route 14, 118, and Interstate 210, were closed because of structural failure or collapse. The building containing the set was later "red tagged" as unsafe due to the damage it sustained. Still, the quake caused a huge amount of property damage over a wide area, especially in the beach community of Santa Monica, even though it was relatively far from the epicenter. Some structures were not red-tagged until months later because the damage was not immediately evident. As a means of maintaining first-strike ...read more, On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president. [43] The 1994 Northridge earthquake greatly affected the CSUN campus, damaging much of its infrastructure, and causing multiple fires and explosions throughout the campus. (1997). It was 4:31 a.m. when the 6.7-magnitude quake struck the San Fernando Valley, a densely populated area of Los Angeles located 20 miles northeast of the city’s downtown. Other local television stations, including KTLA, KCAL-TV, KCBS-TV and KABC-TV, were also knocked off the air. The Northridge earthquake was notable for hitting almost the same exact area as the Mw 6.6 San Fernando (Sylmar) earthquake. FEMA/Robert A. Eplett. First, the quake struck in the middle of the night while nearly everyone was at home in their beds. However, the damage revealed that some structural specifications did not perform as intended. . The 203 cases reported, of which three resulted in fatalities, constituted roughly 10 times the normal rate in the initial eight weeks. Gazzarri's nightclub suffered irreparable damage and had to be torn down. 1994-06-09 00:33:16 UTC 631.3 km. CSUN received financial assistance for its efforts in reestablishing the damaged buildings with monetary gifts from the McCarthy Foundation, the Common Wealth Fund, and the Union Bank Foundation. Earthquake Northridge California 1994 . The Northridge earthquake of 1994 registered 6.7 on the magnitude scale. On January 17, 1994, at 4:31 am, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, killing more than 60, injuring more … Opens image gallery. For those of us who lived through it, … It was the perfect crime—almost—as the culprits weren’t caught until January 1956, just days before the statute of limitations for the theft ...read more, Soviet troops liberate the Polish capital from German occupation. Significant Earthquakes and Faults Chronological Earthquake Index Northridge Earthquake. Two key factors were critical in reducing the casualties. The cast and crew had initially thought that the scenes that were filmed before the real quake struck were a bit overdone, but upon viewing the footage after the earthquake, they were reportedly startled by the realism of it. The peak ground velocity at the Rinaldi Receiving Station was 183 centimetres per second (4.1 mph; 6.6 km/h),[10] the fastest ever recorded. [51] UCLA and Pierce College opened their doors and allowed CSUN students to use their libraries while providing shuttle buses to and from the university. Schneider, E., Hajjeh, R. A., Spiegel, R. A., Jibson, R. W., Harp, E. L., Marshall, G. A., . The earthquake struck in the San Fernando Valley about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The airport was reopened in stages after the quake. With an epicenter 12 miles beneath the earth’s surface, the earthquake caused the collapse of several apartment buildings. The Los Angeles Public Library shut down most of its branches; books were knocked down during the quake. 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A magnitude 6.8 (Ms) earthquake centered under the community of Northridge in the San Fernando Valley shook the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area at 4:31 a.m. local time on Monday, January 17, 1994. The City of Santa Monica provided assistance to landlords dealing with repairs so tenants could return home as soon as possible. In response, the California Legislature created the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), which is a publicly managed but privately funded organization that offers minimal coverage. Los Angeles' radio and television stations were knocked off the air, but resumed coverage later. The Northridge quake … [14] Several other faults experienced minor rupture during the main shock and other ruptures occurred during large aftershocks, or triggered events. At the Northridge Meadows complex, 16 people died, all of whom lived on the first floor, when the weak stucco structure fell down on them as they slept. As much of Santa Monica stands on soil that is less solid than bedrock, it suffered severe ground movement during the earthquake. Roaring like a freight train from hell, the Northridge earthquake threw sleeping Angelenos from their beds at 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994. [32] Most of the cases occurred immediately downwind of the landslides. [13] It occurred on a previously undiscovered fault, now named the Northridge Blind Thrust Fault (also known as the Pico Thrust Fault). The Northridge quake (named after the San Fernando Valley community near the epicenter) was one of the most damaging in U.S. history. 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The other key factor was that the city’s building and safety codes were strengthened following the 1971 Sylmar quake that collapsed the San Fernando Veterans Hospital. A mall parking lot in the Valley collapsed, but no one was killed because it was entirely empty. NBC's The Tonight Show, hosted by Jay Leno, took place in the NBC Studios in Burbank, close to the epicenter of the quake. Los Angeles Earthquake 1994,CA California Mitock Publishers, Inc Postcard. [9] Strong ground motion was felt as far away as Las Vegas, Nevada, about 220 miles (350 km) from the epicenter. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. Fairly well by broken gas lines from houses shifting off their foundations unsecured. 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