Southern Californian Earthquakes (1987)

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Broadcast (New Zealand): October 2nd, 1987.
Broadcast (New Zealand): October 5th, 1987.

Two One Network News reports (introduced by Judy Bailey).
The first on the main Whittier Narrows earthquake (1987) and the second (three days later) on the aftershocks.

The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake struck the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of southern California at 7:42 a.m. (PDT) on October 1, 1987. The magnitude 5.9 earthquake was originally assigned a magnitude of 6.0 but was revised a few days later when additional data became available. Its epicenter was in the town of Rosemead, California, at a depth of 9.5 km.
The earthquake was caused by slip on a blind thrust fault near the northern end of the Whittier Fault, part of the Elsinore Fault Zone, on a previously unknown fault structure. There was no surface rupture. It has been proposed that the event occurred on an extension of the recently recognized Puente Hills thrust system.
A magnitude 5.6 strike-slip aftershock occurred three days later, on October 4, causing additional damage, and one additional death.
Three people died as a direct result of the earthquake. One death was of a Southern California Edison worker buried by a landslide in the Muir Peak area of the San Gabriel Mountains while working with a crew installing the footings for a high tension power tower north of Pasadena, California. Lupe Elias-Exposito was killed when a concrete slab fell on her as she, her sister and a friend were exiting a parking structure at Caliornia State University, Los Angeles. Five other deaths are attributed indirectly to the event. About $358 million USD in damage resulted.
The Whittier Narrows earthquake along with two other events - the 1983 Coalinga earthquake, and the 1994 Northridge earthquake, brought blind thrusts to the attention of seismologists and policy makers. As a result, other significant blind thrusts have been identified in Southern California.

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[sgzartan]

That was my first earthquake. I was eating my frosted flakes and they cancelled school that day

[TheOntarioguy420]

i wasnt born yet so screw your faces 

[Mrynot98]

i was 6 yrs old and remember being scared...........

[Wolfymusic1]

I just moved to L.A. that month, that was quite a welcome.

[TescoVee]

@1978MikeyP I was 7 and living in Cudahy at the time finishing my bowl of frosted flakes before heading to school.

[TescoVee]

Anyone else remember the earthquake preparedness info-show that started airing right after this? It had the LACo fire department fireman on there telling you how to prepare, The having of good walking shoes in your office and keeping small amounts of food hidden in said shoes still sticks with me to this day.

[IwanttoliveinParis]

When it hit at 7:40 I was at my gf's in PV everyone in the apt complex was standing in their doorways. Seems it lasted over 35 seconds or so. She went off to class and I was watching the news when Shocknek went under the desk. And I jumped up and went over the back of the couch to the door again.

[1978MikeyP]

I 9 when this quake hit I remember quite well because we were living in Whittier at the time of the quake. It was my first major quake since then Ive been through at least 7.

[eurasian73]

I remember this earthquake quite well. I was in the 7th grade getting ready to head out to school when the earthquake struck. Kent Schockneck on Channel 4 news, ducking under the desk, was classic! I watched that live on TV.

[MsActivist64]

Southern California Edison is a disgrace. They speak of diversity but they are far from embracing true diversity. In my video S.C.E. Slave Company Edison you can get a look inside of Edison and see their true actions against African Americans.