Copyright Information: All images are in the public domain and available for free. If you use this image, credit NOAA/NGDC, Clifford E. Harwood, Encino, California. |
View to the east of the Highway 14 road cut that transects the San Andreas fault zone. Since 1994, California Transportation has cut smooth the portion of the San Andreas that bisects Highway 14, creating a spectacular view of the compressional forces in the area. The Northridge, California, earthquake (January 17, 1994) narrowed the San Fernando Valley by 9 cm and raised the top of the hills to the north by approximately 38 cm. The earthquake resulted in increased compression along the San Andreas fault. In this view, a subsidiary fault transects the fold in the right half of the photo. Image Credit: Clifford E. Harwood. Encino, California January 17, 1994 Northridge USA earthquake At 4:31 am local time (12:31 GMT) on Monday, January 17, 1994, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake twenty miles west northwest of downtown Los Angeles awoke nearly everyone in southern California. Damage was most extensive in the San Fernando Valley, the Simi Valley, and in the northern part of the Los Angeles Basin. It took 57 lives and caused $10 billion in property damage. This set depicts the damage in Northridge the epicentral area. Event Data:
|
|
