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January 17, 2019

25 years after Northridge quake: What we've learned

  • Los Angeles passed a law requiring 15,000 buildings to be retrofitted, but it could take decades.
    • By JOHN ANTCZAK
    Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES — Twenty-five years ago today, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed widespread devastation, with dozens killed and $25 billion in damage.

    A look back at the damage, deaths and developments in seismic safety since the disaster:


     
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