Why it matters: The last time the 10 Freeway closed for an extended period of time was due to the Northridge Earthquake, which took out two overpasses, and Boarnet says state and local officials ...

It has been a generation since Los Angeles had a major earthquake disaster. Even in an active seismic year, many residents ...

N ov. 13—Nearly 30 years after the Northridge earthquake led to the collapse of a portion of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, Angelenos again find themselves dealing with detours, alternative ...

If you remember what it felt like to experience the Northridge earthquake nearly 30 years ... Patrol pursued a driver on the northbound 605 Freeway. The chase reportedly started when police ...

When a rapid succession of earthquakes occurs, like it has in recent weeks, it always brings the same conversation to office water coolers across California: Is the “big one” coming?

Jones said young people who were not around during the 1994 Northridge earthquake or those who are new to Southern California should not get comfortable with the recent frequency of quakes.

All of the code changes in the area of earthquake design originate in study and analysis of actual poor building performance in recent earthquakes, such as the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe events.

That’s a stark contrast to the prior three decades, when earthquakes in suburban or mountainous areas caused catastrophic damage in the urban infrastructure, causing freeway and building ...

There's now an entire generation of Californians who have grown up without experiencing the damaging earthquakes we saw in ...

That's a stark contrast to the prior three decades, when earthquakes in suburban or mountainous areas caused catastrophic damage in the urban infrastructure, causing freeway and building collapses ...

That's a stark contrast to the prior three decades, when earthquakes in suburban or mountainous areas caused catastrophic damage in the urban infrastructure, causing freeway and building collapses ...