The rebuilt interchange was renamed in his honor a year later. He likely did not realize until too late in the early morning darkness that the elevated roadway had collapsed. LAPD motorcycle officer Clarence Wayne Dean died because of the collapse of the Newhall Pass interchange, falling 40 feet from the damaged connector from southbound 14 to southbound I-5.
Farther north, the Newhall Pass interchange of Interstate 5 (the Golden State Freeway) and State Route 14 (the Antelope Valley Freeway) collapsed as it had 23 years earlier in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, even though it had been rebuilt with minor improvements to the structural components. The most notable was to the Santa Monica Freeway, Interstate 10, known as the busiest freeway in the United States, congesting nearby surface roads for three months while the freeway was repaired. The earthquake also gained worldwide attention because of damage to the vast freeway network, which serves millions of commuters every day. The Northridge Fashion Center and California State University, Northridge also sustained very heavy damage – most notably the collapse of parking structures. Sixteen people were killed as a result of the collapse of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex. Actress Iris Adrian died in September 1994 from complications of a broken hip she suffered in the earthquake. More than 8,700 were injured including 1,600 who required hospitalization. Some counts factor in related events such as a man's suicide possibly inspired by the loss of his business in the disaster. The "official" death toll was placed at 57 33 people died immediately or within a few days from injuries sustained, and many died from indirect causes, such as stress-induced cardiac events. The exact number of fatalities is unknown, with sources estimating the number to be 60 or "over 60", to 72, where most estimates fall around 60. The Historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood was red-tagged and closed as was the Capital Theater in Glendale due to structural damage. Northridge Meadows apartment complex significantly damagedĭamage occurred up to 85 miles (137 km) away, with the most damage in the west San Fernando Valley, and the cities and neighborhoods of Santa Monica, Hollywood, Simi Valley and Santa Clarita. Several other faults experienced minor rupture during the main shock and other ruptures occurred during large aftershocks, or triggered events. It occurred on a previously undiscovered fault, now named the Northridge Blind Thrust Fault (also known as the Pico Thrust Fault). Although given the name " Northridge", where the quake was believed to have been centered and substantial damage occurred, the actual epicenter was pinpointed in the neighboring community of Reseda within several days. The earthquake struck in the San Fernando Valley about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. 5.1 Lifestyle disruptions in the weeks following.4.4 California State University, Northridge.4.2 Television, movie, and music productions.4 Facilities and infrastructure affected.In addition, property damage was estimated to be $13–50 billion (equivalent to $24–93 billion in 2021), making it one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. The death toll was 57, with more than 9,000 injured. Two 6.0 M w aftershocks followed, the first about one minute after the initial event and the second approximately 11 hours later, the strongest of several thousand aftershocks in all. The peak ground velocity at the Rinaldi Receiving Station was 183 cm/s (4.1 mph 6.6 km/h), the fastest ever recorded. Shaking was felt as far away as San Diego, Turlock, Las Vegas, Richfield, Phoenix and Ensenada. The quake had a duration of approximately 10–20 seconds, and its peak ground acceleration of 1.82 g was the highest ever instrumentally recorded in an urban area in North America. PST in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a moment magnitude 6.7 ( M w), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 4:30:55 a.m. Magnitude of the earthquake and aftershocks
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