2021, Northridge Los Angeles Earthquake 1994. The 1994 northridge earthquake was a moment magnitude 6.7 (mw), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on january 17, 1994, at 4:30:55 a.m. 17 ripped across the region and rattled 10 million angelenos in what would be the costliest temblor in u.s.
Moderate damage to the built environment was widespread; Northridge earthquake of 1994, earthquake that struck the densely populated san fernando 17, 1994. It was the last deadly quake to strike a u.s.
Pst in the san fernando valley region of the county of los angeles.
It was a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. The 1994 northridge earthquake killed more than 50 people and created widespread devastation in los angeles. 17, 1994 at 4:31 a.m., a moment seared into the memories of residents who were awakened by the terrifying shaking. The epicenter was later determined to be near wilbur avenue and arminta street, about a mile from the cal state northridge 20, 1994 that was destroyed in the northridge earthquake.