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A splaying of support columns near their bases due to earthquake-induced motions of the upper stories in an apartment building in Northridge. The apartment was located on Meridy Street near Zelzah Street. The first story of the building was relatively open with few partitions; the second floor was supported by columns. This common configuration is known as a soft story."" This condition creates a discontinuous load path resulting in an abrupt change of strength and stiffness at the point of change."" Image Credit: J. Dewey. 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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