California earthquake 1994 deaths. The northridge quake named after the san fernando valley community near its epicenter was the costliest in us. Known as the northridge earthquake it caused at least 57 fatalities a subsequent study put the death toll at 72 including heart attacks and injured thousands. 17 1994 a 67 magnitude earthquake centered in northridge hit the los angeles area collapsing several buildings destroying stretches of freeways and sparking several.
History with damages estimated at more than 20 billion and resulted in 57 deaths. Pst in the san fernando valley region of the county of los angelesits epicenter was in reseda a neighborhood in the north central area of the san fernando valleythe quake had a duration of approximately 1020 seconds and its peak ground acceleration. Local time was also one of the deadliest in california history resulting in an estimated 60 deaths and 7000 injuries.
Officials are investigating the deaths of evelynn b. Northridge earthquake of 1994 earthquake that struck the densely populated san fernando valley in southern california us on jan. The third major earthquake to occur in the state in 23 years after the 1971 san fernando valley and 1989 san franciscooakland earthquakes the.
Henson 92 whose chatsworth mobile home caught fire after the quake and lionel ventura 21 of sun valley whose hospital respirator stopped. The earthquake which struck at 431 am. The 1994 northridge earthquake was a moment magnitude 67 m w blind thrust earthquake that occurred on january 17 1994 at 43055 am.
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.