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- Originally named Zelzah by settlers in 1908, the community was renamed North Los Angeles in 1929 but the appellation sometimes caused confusion between North Hollywood and Los Angeles. In 1938, civic leader Carl S. Dentzel decided to rename the community to Northridge Village, which morphed into modern-day Northridge.
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The Northridge area can trace its history back to the Tongva people and later to Spanish explorers. It was sold by the Mexican governor Pío Pico to Eulogio de Celis, whose heirs divided it for resale.
Dec 2, 2009 · The Northridge quake, named after the San Fernando Valley community near its epicenter, was the costliest in U.S. history, with damages estimated at more than $20 billion, and resulted in 57...
Sep 6, 2024 · The third major earthquake to occur in the state in 23 years (after the 1971 San Fernando Valley and 1989 San Francisco–Oakland earthquakes), the Northridge earthquake was the state’s most destructive one since the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and the costliest one in U.S. history.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The 1994 Northridge earthquake affected the Los Angeles area of California on January 17, 1994, at 04:30:55 PST. The epicenter of the moment magnitude 6.7 (M w) blind thrust earthquake was beneath the San Fernando Valley. [3]
Jan 17, 2024 · The emotional stories from those who lived through and survived the magnitude 6.7 quake that shook Southern California on Jan. 17, 1994.
- George Kiriyama
- Senior Editor
Feb 11, 2023 · The 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, California was a magnitude 6.7 seismic event caused by the sudden movement of two tectonic plates along a blind thrust fault. The earthquake resulted in widespread damage, including collapsed buildings, damaged roads and bridges, and power outages, leading to 57 deaths and over $20 billion in damages.
Jan 17, 1994 · Affecting much of southern California, the Northridge, California, earthquake of January 17, 1994 was the costliest earthquake in U.S. history in terms of insured losses (both actual and adjusted for inflation).
