Northridge Earthquake
- Created by: Stephanie Boom
- Created on: 25-05-14 11:45
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- Northridge Earthquake
- Background
- Located in L.A California, Western USA
- 17th January 1994
- 6.7 magnitude
- MEDC country
- Causes
- Epicentre in suburb
- Crustal instability from the converge on the sand adreas fault
- 16 km below the surface
- Impacts
- Social
- 51 killed
- 9000 injured
- 20,000 homeless
- 9 bridges collapsed
- 11 major roads had to close
- Economic
- Oil explosion causing $8 billion damage
- 20$ billion overall damage
- Environmental
- Fires destroying infrastructure and creating air pollution
- Oil and gas leak from broken systems
- Social
- Hazards
- Primary
- Broken gas and oil mains
- Deaths
- Secondary
- Homeless
- Fires
- Primary
- Responses
- Immediate
- Community help
- Medical assistance and response teams
- Delayed
- Shelters provided
- Improved infrastructure
- Immediate
- Background
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