Earthquake engineering research aims to save lives, billions of dollars
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 19:21
in Earth & Climate
The 6.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the Los Angeles community of Northridge at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994, killed 57 people, injured more than 5,000, and caused an estimated $20 billion in damage, making it the costliest seismic disaster in U.S. history.
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