‘94 Northridge Quake Still Teaching Lessons : DEADLY ENERGY
- Share via
A recent study has shown that the most intense shaking during the Northridge earthquake occurred in relatively unpopulated areas.
* Kobe (6.9)
The energy released by the 1995 Kobe earthquake was primarily focused in the thickly populated downtown area, accounting for most of the 5,400 deaths.
* Northridge (6.7)
The energy released by the 1994 Northridge earthquake moved upward and to the north of the epicenter.
1) Direction of movement.
2) Epicenter
Source: California Office of Emergency Services
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
In this episode of Rebuilding L.A., host Kate Cagle talks to some of the members of the California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force to learn what the state is doing differently to mitigate our first risk.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito go head-to-head on the state of Latino representation in Hollywood — what’s winning, what’s failing, and who’s been getting away with both for too long. They start with the biggest media story of the summer: Telemundo’s historic World Cup.
