And in L.A., the response to the Northridge quake set a modern template for leaders, they said. “Yes. It is still a lesson,” said Joel Fox, policy director for Riordan in his bid for governor.

We don't want to scare you, but the Big One is coming. We don't know when, but we know it'll be at least 44 times stronger than Northridge and 11 times stronger than the Ridgecrest quakes in 2019.