1994 BREAKING NEWS LA Earthquake 1of 7

Courtesy Wikipedia: The Northridge earthquake was a massive earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994 at 6.7 magnitude. It caused an estimated $20 billion in damage with reported damage reported up to 85 miles away. The "official" death toll was placed at 57. Thirty three people died immediately or within a few days from injuries sustained in the earthquake, and many died from indirect causes, such as stress-induced cardiac events. Some counts factor in related events such as a man's suicide possibly inspired by the loss of his business in the disaster. Part 1 of 7

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[usair320]

Las Vegas is not a state

[elfinmajictime]

It was an amazing quake. No rolling, just straight up and down, bang, bang, bang. It moved my queen sized iron bed completely around and to the other side of the room...with me in it!

[darkhoarse820]

1:48 "I was smart enough to get in the door jamb..." Oh, what we've learned.

[cosmoaly101]

i was 4 at that time..i was just screaming to my mom and dad because i couldn't find my hamster lol for what my siblings told me they always slept at the living room and for some reason they decided to sleep at their rooms that night. when the earthquake happen the ceiling from the living room FELL and luckily my brothers decided to sleep in their rooms.. it was pretty scary.

[dgendvil]

Is this the same Bob Cain of CNN who played baseball in the 50's?

[maxicat1960]

I lived in Studio City at the time, and I am not ashamed to admit that this was the scariest day of my entire life.

[Bigdaddyoliva33]

i was only 1 at the time lol