And he happened to be off-duty for the Northridge earthquake, which destroyed buildings, toppled freeway segments and caused at least 57 deaths. In between were other earthquakes that, while ...

“The Northridge earthquake was a tremendously powerful event,” said geologist, Pat Abbott. Abbott was inside his San Carlos home on Jan. 17, 1994 at 4:31 a.m., when a strong jolt woke him up.

“The Northridge earthquake was a tremendously powerful event,” said geologist, Pat Abbott. Abbott was inside his San Carlos home on Jan. 17, 1994 at 4:31 a.m., when a strong jolt woke him up.

Hans Gutknecht's photo of the 14 and 5 freeway interchange has become synonymous with the 1994 Northridge earthquake itself. "It was just in rubble.

When the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck at 4:30 a.m., it wiped out buildings and bridges, leaving overpasses and freeway lanes stacked on each other like a collapsed Jenga puzzle.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: I have never, ever seen anything like this, obviously, in Los Angeles. The Santa Monica Freeway at La Cienega... STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The earthquake killed 72 people and ...

30 years ago today, Los Angeles was jolted awake by a massive earthquake centered near Northridge. The 6.7 magnitude temblor on January 17, 1994 killed some 60 people, injured 8,700, and damaged ...

At a magnitude of 6.7, the Jan. 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake wasn’t unusual in terms of its size. Since 1900, an average of 120 earthquakes per year worldwide are in the magnitude-6.0 to 6.9 ...

The morning of January 17, 1994, was a seismic turning point in Southern California’s history as the Northridge earthquake, measuring 6.7 in magnitude, struck at exactly 4:30:55 a.m. local ti… ...

Here’s why the next one won’t be Southbound traffic comes to a halt on the Antelope Valley Freeway after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, with large pieces of the freeway heavily damaged.

April, 1994: Repairs of the 10 Freeway are finished. May 6, 1994: Repairs of the 5 Freeway 33 are finished. June, 1994: California voters reject an earthquake recovery bond.