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This tilt-up building in Chatsworth was typical of many in the area that sustained extensive damage. Tilt-ups built prior to the building code changes that followed the 1971 San Fernando earthquake incurred the most damage. If these older buildings had been retrofitted, their performance would have improved considerably. Tilt-ups built after the building code changed performed well, but there were a few notable exceptions. Image Credit: M. Celebi. U.S. Geological Survey 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:
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