The magnitude-6.7 Northridge Earthquake struck in the early morning hours of Jan. 17, 1994. After the dust settled, at least 57 people were dead — some put the death toll at 61 — and 11,846 ...

Wednesday marks 30 years since the devastating 1994 Northridge earthquake that collapsed freeways, flattened buildings, killed dozens of people and caused billions of dollars in damage.

Twenty-five years ago today, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Northridge, an area just northwest of LA, destroying thousands of residences and leaving around 22,000 people displaced from their homes.

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.

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.

All of the code changes in the area of earthquake design originate in study and analysis of actual poor building performance in recent earthquakes, such as the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe events.

The frame failed under a simulated Sylmar-Northridge record with input peak acceleration of 1.2g. The objective of the current test is to study the lateral load path in an identical specimen under a ...

The other big ones here are Sylmar at 6.6, Whittier Narrows at 5.9, Sierra Madre at 5.8 and Northridge 6.7. Above: Earthquake Damage in Greater Los Angeles, compiled by Robert P. Masse and James W ...