Live: Los Angeles Earthquake January 1994. Northridge earthquake of 1994, earthquake that struck the densely populated san fernando valley in southern california, u.s., on jan. The most costly american earthquake since 1906 struck los angeles on 17 january 1994.
A look back at the 1994 Northridge Earthquake from photos.smugmug.com Photo taken on saturday, january 22, 1994 by gary b. It went so far the impact of this los angeles earthquake was extremely high. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake that shook northridge on january 17, 1994 left 57 people dead, 9,000 injured and caused up to $40 billion in damages.
This one, published by the los angeles times, is the best and most comprehensive of the lot.
Apartment buildings throughout san fernando valley toppled to the ground as older homes collapsed and burned in south central los angeles. On january 17, 1994, the northridge earthquake rocked the l.a. Some estimates for cost of damage go as high as $25 billion. Within a day, los angeles firefighters managed to snuff out hundreds of blazes, despite faulty radios and no water pressure because of broken mains.
