Eight seconds later, dozens of people had died, thousands were hurt and rubble lay from Cal State Northridge to the 10 freeway. Billions in losses were recorded.

"For those of you that remember the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Caltrans worked around ... Due to fire damage, the 10 Freeway is closed in both directions, south of Downtown between the 110 ...

Southern California is seismically active due to its location on tectonic plate boundaries, having experienced major quakes like the 1994 Northridge event. A strong but shallow earthquake with a ...