What actually happened in Northridge
Date:  January 17, 1994

Time:  4:30:55 AM Pacific Standard Time

Location:  34 degrees 12.80' N, 118 degrees 32.22' W.  20 miles west northwest of Los Angeles and 1 mile south southwest of Northridge.

Epicenter:  Northridge

Magnitude:  6.7

Duration:  15 seconds

Depth:  18.4 km

The Earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault featured below. 

Produced strongest ground motions ever recorded in a North American urban setting.

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