Northridge Earthquake Case Study 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEOCR Created by: AliceCreated on: 09-11-15 17:44 When was the Northridge Earthquake? 17th January 1994, 4:30 in the morning. 1 of 11 What was it graded on the Richter scale? 6.7 2 of 11 What type of plate boundary was it located on and which plates is it between? conservative plate boundary; north american and pacific plates 3 of 11 How many people died? 57 4 of 11 How many were injured? 9000 5 of 11 There was an outbreak of which disease after the earthquake? Valley Fever 6 of 11 How many people needed hospitalization? 1600 7 of 11 How many hospitals suffered structural damage? 11 8 of 11 What was it declared by President Clinton? A federal emergency 9 of 11 How much was spent rebuilding the area? $20bn 10 of 11 What fault line is this located along? The San Andreas fault 11 of 11
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