When the Northridge earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley in the early hours of Jan. 17, 1994, Craig Renetzky and his family were asleep at home in Reseda three miles from the quake’s epicenter.

Many others were not so fortunate. The 6.7 magnitude quake centered in Northridge resulted in more than 9,000 injuries, 60 fatalities and up to $20 billion in property damage, plus $40 billion in ...

While visiting a small town in Northern California, she was suddenly brought back to the Northridge quake, she recalled on Thursday, Jan. 11. “What I mean by PTSD is something triggers it.

Northridge caught us off guard, and showed us just how unprepared we were for the breadth of the disaster. After the quake hit at 4:31 a.m., residents turned to experts for answers. “Our ...

2:08 p.m.: President Bill Clinton declares L.A. County a national disaster area and releases federal relief for victims of the Northridge quake. 2:20 p.m.: Death toll rises to 29 and hundreds are ...

Damage from the 1994 Northridge earthquake ... Crowley praised ordinary citizens who stepped up in the quake’s aftermath to help their neighbors and said it was a “true testament to the ...

In 1993, the year before the Northridge quake, shocks in that range numbered 141 worldwide. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. This USGS ShakeMovie animation displays a ...

The Kaiser Permanente medical offices in Granada Hills were destroyed on Jan. 17, 1994 during the Northridge quake. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) For most, memories of ...