Open AccessBrief report on the January 17 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles
Author(s) -
. Editor
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.27.1.55-75
Subject(s) - epicenter , seismology , magnitude (astronomy) , geology , geography , history , astronomy , physics
An earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley on January 17 at 4:30 am. Pacific Standard Time. The epicenter was located at 34°13' North, 118°3' West at a depth of 14.6km. The surface wave magnitude from the National Earthquake Information Centre was 6.6. The local magnitude was 6.4.
Most of this information was prepared within a few days of the earthquake occurring and some of the material included in this report was issued as a press release.
A more detailed report is currently being prepared by the Reconnaissance Team sent by the Society.