Jones claimed that Clinton, while governor of Arkansas, sexually harassed her and then ...read more, On January 17, 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower ends his presidential term by warning the nation about the increasing power of the military-industrial complex. 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Their mother died when Anne was still an infant, and the children were left largely to their own devices in the bleak parsonage in Haworth, a remote village in Yorkshire, ...read more, On January 17, 1865, Union General William T. Sherman’s army is rained in at Savannah, Georgia, as it waits to begin marching into the Carolinas. Significant Earthquakes and Faults Chronological Earthquake Index Northridge Earthquake. The major Hollywood film studios including Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Universal Studios were also shut down. Auditions For Acting Roles in New TV Series ...read more, On January 17, 1820, Anne Brontë, the youngest of the six Brontë children, is born in Yorkshire, England. A magnitude 6.8 (Ms) earthquake centered under the community of Northridge in the San Fernando Valley shook the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area at 4:31 a.m. local time on Monday, January 17, 1994. Still, the quake caused a huge amount of property damage over a wide area, especially in the beach community of Santa Monica, even though it was relatively far from the epicenter. In the fall of 1864, Sherman and his army marched across Georgia and destroyed nearly everything in their path. Los Angeles International Airport and other airports in the area were also shut down as a 2-hour precaution, including Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (now Hollywood Burbank Airport) and Van Nuys Airport, which is near the epicenter, where the control tower suffered from radar failure and panel collapse. Sherman reasoned that ...read more, On January 17, 1953, a prototype Chevrolet Corvette sports car makes its debut at General Motors’ (GM) Motorama auto show at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. It was 4:31 a.m. when the 6.7-magnitude quake struck the San Fernando Valley, a densely populated area of Los Angeles located 20 miles northeast of the city’s downtown. The Northridge earthquake of 1994 was an earthquake that struck the densely populated San Fernando Valley in southern California on January 17, 1994. . The 1994 Spring semester was delayed by two weeks due to the Northridge earthquake. The real quake struck only weeks before filming was completed. Many classes were moved to temporary structures. The campus still opened and provided students with mobile classrooms and mobile offices. AP PHOTOS: 1994 LA quake caused widespread devastation ... the violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise … [9] Strong ground motion was felt as far away as Las Vegas, Nevada, about 220 miles (350 km) from the epicenter. The seismic event led to millions of dollars worth damage resulting in a sharp drop in student enrollment. [27] The theme parks Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain were shut down after the quake, but only for inspections since all were designed with earthquakes in mind. At 0431 hours on January 17, 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Los Angeles area. The rebuilt interchange was renamed in his honor a year later.[26]. (1997). [27] The stadium was vacant at the time. [citation needed]. Schneider, E., Hajjeh, R. A., Spiegel, R. A., Jibson, R. W., Harp, E. L., Marshall, G. A., . [17] In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, in violation of the eighth Amendment ...read more, B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 jet tanker over Spain’s Mediterranean coast, dropping three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of Palomares and one in the sea. First, the quake struck in the middle of the night while nearly everyone was at home in their beds. [24] The Northridge Fashion Center and California State University, Northridge also sustained very heavy damage – most notably the collapse of parking structures. Germany declared war by launching an air raid on September 1, 1939, and followed up with a siege that killed tens of thousands of ...read more. Some 3,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, and the earthquake is counted among the most hazardous in U.S. history. Because of these revelations, building codes were revised. California State University, Northridge, was the closest university to the epicenter. The game scheduled against the Sacramento Kings was postponed, the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers was relocated to The Forum (then the home arena of the Los Angeles Lakers), and the game against the New York Knicks was moved to the Arrowhead Pond (now Honda Center) in Anaheim. Although given the name "Northridge", where the quake was believed to have been centered and substantial damage occurred, the actual epicenter was pinpointed in the neighboring community of Reseda within several days. The Northridge quake (named after the San Fernando Valley community near the epicenter) was one of the most damaging in U.S. history. Amtrak ceased service in the Pasadena Subdivision following structural damage to a rail bridge in Arcadia and redirected all rail traffic through Riverside and Fullerton. It was closed for the second time since the Loma Prieta earthquake. Thursday’s 6.4 quake was weaker than the … As a means of maintaining first-strike ...read more, On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president. KROQ-FM's Kevin and Bean morning show asked those people tuned in to stay out of their homes. The Los Angeles City Hall suffered no damage. The Church on the Way, which is near the epicenter, suffered moderate damage to the church campus building. The sun sets behind a hazy, unlit San Fernando Valley following the Northridge earthquake on January 17, 1994. [38][39] James E. Roberts was chief bridge engineer with Caltrans and was placed in charge of the seismic retrofit program for Caltrans until his death in 2006. Therefore, caution should be taken in seismic design of diaphragm walls using ACI 318 code requirements. President Richard Nixon warns South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu in a private letter that his refusal to sign any negotiated peace agreement would render it impossible for the United States to continue assistance to South Vietnam. At the time of the quake, before dawn on Monday morning, the Warner Bros. film Murder in the First (with Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Oldman) was actually being filmed only four miles (6.4 km) from the epicenter. All 58 buildings on campus sustained significant damage, resulting in a $406 million recovery effort (equivalent to $700 million today). In more recent history, there was one 6.7 earthquake that struck the San Fernando Valley at 4:31 A.M. on Monday, January 17, 1994… The lunch meeting occurred at the invitation of Rodman ...read more, Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state clerk, files suit against President Bill Clinton in the federal court in Little Rock, Arkansas, on this day in 1994, asking for $700,000 in damages. [44] The 6.7 magnitude earthquake damaged several buildings as well as destroying all communications, such as telephone lines and causing computer systems to shut down. The seismic event killed two CSUN students at the Northridge Meadows Complex along with 14 other residents. As Californians were nestled in bed during the early hours of the morning, the Northridge Earthquake erupted throughout the west San Fernando Valley at 4:31 a.m. on January 17, 1994. In particular, buildings with an unstable first floor (such as those with parking areas on the bottom) performed poorly. Interruptions to road transport caused Metrolink to experiment with service to Camarillo in February and Oxnard in April,[40][41] which continues today as the Ventura County Line, and extended the Antelope Valley Line almost ten years ahead of schedule. A coccidioidomycosis outbreak following the Northridge, Calif, earthquake. [47] In the Science Complex, Building #1 and #2 suffered fire damage while the bridges connecting buildings #3 #4 were closed and named unstable. Earthquake Northridge California 1994 . Most were unable to meet this deadline and only managed to achieve compliance in 2008 or 2009.[34]. Los Angeles' radio and television stations were knocked off the air, but resumed coverage later. On January 17, 1994, an earthquake rocks Los Angeles, California, killing 54 people and causing billions of dollars in damages. Especially hard hit was the area between Santa Monica Canyon and Saint John's Hospital, a linear corridor that suffered a significant amount of property damage. However, the damage revealed that some structural specifications did not perform as intended. At 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, a hidden fault lurking under the city’s San Fernando Valley neighborhoods unleashed a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. The comparison of the seismic behavior of underground braced walls with ACI 318 design method reveals that bending moment and shear force of the walls under Northridge earthquake loads were observed to reach 2.8 and 2.7 times as large as the respective allowable limits. [15], Damage occurred up to 85 miles (137 km) away, with the most damage in the west San Fernando Valley, and the cities and neighborhoods of Santa Monica, Hollywood, Simi Valley and Santa Clarita. Although several commercial buildings also collapsed, loss of life was minimized because of the early morning hour of the quake, and because it also occurred on a federal holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). The earthquake struck in the San Fernando Valley about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. . The Northridge earthquake led to a number of legislative changes. Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan declared a state of emergency and issued curfews in the area, while Governor Pete Wilson and President Bill Clinton visited Los Angeles to tour the area. [citation needed] Estimates of total damage range between $13 and $40 billion.[28]. Many multifamily apartment buildings in Santa Monica were yellow-tagged and red-tagged. Other local television stations, including KTLA, KCAL-TV, KCBS-TV and KABC-TV, were also knocked off the air. The Northridge earthquake was notable for hitting almost the same exact area as the Mw 6.6 San Fernando (Sylmar) earthquake. Study raises Northridge quake death toll to 72. Farther north, the Newhall Pass interchange of Interstate 5 (the Golden State Freeway) and State Route 14 (the Antelope Valley Freeway) collapsed as it had 23 years earlier in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, even though it had been rebuilt with minor improvements to the structural components. For example, the behavior of underground walls has been evaluated for the Northridge earthquake using numerical methods. CSUN received financial assistance for its efforts in reestablishing the damaged buildings with monetary gifts from the McCarthy Foundation, the Common Wealth Fund, and the Union Bank Foundation. What makes an earthquake "significant"? Continental-size FOUR VIEWS OF LOS ANGELES 6.6 EARTHQUAKE, JAN. 17, 1994. The cast and crew had initially thought that the scenes that were filmed before the real quake struck were a bit overdone, but upon viewing the footage after the earthquake, they were reportedly startled by the realism of it. Numerous Los Angeles museums, including the Art Deco Building in Hollywood, were closed, as were numerous city shopping malls. Universal Studios Hollywood shut down the Earthquake attraction, based on the 1974 motion picture blockbuster, Earthquake. The exact number of fatalities is unknown, with sources estimating it at 60[1] or "over 60",[16] to 72,[17] where most estimates fall around 60. The Animaniacs segment "A Quake! Also, because of known seismic activity in California, area building codes dictate that buildings incorporate structural design intended to withstand earthquakes. Although the vast majority of homes in the area, with the exception of a few particular neighborhoods, were relatively unaffected; many feared an aftershock to rival or exceed the severity of the first one. The quake had a duration of approximately 10–20 seconds, and its peak ground acceleration of 1.82 g0 (17.8 m/s2)[7][8] was the highest ever instrumentally recorded in an urban area in North America. Some people even made temporary relocations closer to their jobs while their homes or neighborhoods were being rebuilt. [13] It occurred on a previously undiscovered fault, now named the Northridge Blind Thrust Fault (also known as the Pico Thrust Fault). Nixon’s National Security Advisor Henry ...read more, On January 17, 1916, a group of golf professionals and several leading amateur golfers gather at the Taplow Club in New York City, in a meeting that will result in the founding of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA). UCLA and other local universities were also shut down. The production of movies and TV shows was disrupted. Afterward, anchors and reporters Stan Chambers and Hal Fishman of KTLA, Laura Diaz and Harold Greene of KABC, John Beard of KTTV, and Michael Tuck, Linda Alvarez and Tritia Toyota of KCBS were doing coverage throughout the day. Opens image gallery. © 2020 A&E Television Networks, LLC. FEMA/Robert A. Eplett. Every building constructed after the new regulations were implemented stayed intact. NBC's The Tonight Show, hosted by Jay Leno, took place in the NBC Studios in Burbank, close to the epicenter of the quake. The epicenter was located within the Northridge area of the San Fernando Valley, Most were unable to … The slides were caused by a major earthquake … The Northridge quake … As a result, the state legislature passed a law requiring all hospitals in California to ensure that their acute care units and emergency rooms would be in earthquake-resistant buildings by January 1, 2005. [22] Not only were they unable to serve their local neighborhoods, but they also had to transfer out their inpatient populations, which further increased the burden on nearby hospitals that were still operational. The earthquake also gained worldwide attention because of damage to the vast freeway network, which serves millions of commuters every day. As a result, the state legislature passed a law requiring all hospitals in California to ensure that their acute care units and emergency rooms would be in earthquake-resistant buildings by January 1, 2005. [citation needed] Mark & Brian's morning show on KLOS was also affected. The other key factor was that the city’s building and safety codes were strengthened following the 1971 Sylmar quake that collapsed the San Fernando Veterans Hospital. On January 17, 1994, the Northridge Earthquake rocked the L.A. area causing billions in damage, thousands of injuries and 60 fatalities. 1994-06-09 00:33:16 UTC 631.3 km. All told, it is estimated that the earthquake was responsible for $20 billion in damages. Enrollment dropped by approximately 1,000 students, leaving some homeless as dormitories were closed due to damage which rendered them unsafe and which required repair.[49]. (Credit: Los Angeles Times) This is an archived article and the information in … A mall parking lot in the Valley collapsed, but no one was killed because it was entirely empty. Northridge earthquake of 1994, earthquake that struck the densely populated San Fernando Valley in southern California, U.S., on Jan. 17, 1994. USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards. [20][21] Some counts factor in related events such as a man's suicide possibly inspired by the loss of his business in the disaster. The National Geophysical Data Center placed the hypocenter's geographical coordinates at 34°12′47″N 118°32′13″W / 34.21306°N 118.53694°W / 34.21306; -118.53694 and at a depth of 11.4 miles (18.3 km). The Corvette, named for a fast type of naval warship, would eventually become an iconic American muscle car and ...read more, Relying upon strategic creativity, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and a mixed Patriot force rout British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and a group of Redcoats and Loyalists at the Battle of Cowpens on January 17, 1781. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-rocks-los-angeles. [31] As expected, unreinforced masonry buildings and houses on steep slopes suffered damage. The 203 cases reported, of which three resulted in fatalities, constituted roughly 10 times the normal rate in the initial eight weeks. On January 17, 1994, an earthquake rocks Los Angeles, California, killing 54 people and causing billions of dollars in damages. [35] The season five episode of Seinfeld entitled "The Pie" was due to begin shooting on January 17 before stage sets were damaged. The Oviatt Library experienced both interior and exterior damage, but the overall frame of the central part of the building remained stable, allowing student use to continue. The 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake happened when a blind thrust fault occured on an very populated area undergoing compressional stress that has rocks that deform in a ductile fashion overlying rocks that deform in a crumbly fashion. January 17, 1994, Los Angeles, California The earthquake’s epicenter occurred near Northridge at 4:31 a.m. and had a 6.7 magnitude. tells the story of the event. On January 17, 1994, at 4:31 am, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, killing more than 60, injuring more … Jump to Navigation Significant Earthquakes - 1994. 1994-01-17 12:33:50 UTC at 12:33 January 17, 1994 UTC Location: Epicenter at 34.377, -118.467 7.2 km from Santa Clarita (4.2 miles) Greater Los Angeles Area, California. The Los Angeles Unified School District closed local schools throughout the area, which reopened one week later. [23], Sixteen people were killed as a result of the collapse of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex. A view from a helicopter shows several landslides in the hills southwest of Valencia, Calif., Jan. 19, 1994. More than 8,700 were injured including 1,600 who required hospitalization. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! British musicians Paul Hardcastle and Simon Harris narrowly escaped injury and were among guests evacuated when the Sheraton-Universal Hotel in Universal City, California where they were staying was damaged during the earthquake. Roaring like a freight train from hell, the Northridge earthquake threw sleeping Angelenos from their beds at 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994. Gazzarri's nightclub suffered irreparable damage and had to be torn down. 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