1971 San Fernando earthquake
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The 1971 San Fernando earthquake occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude o
Damage to the Lower Van Norman Dam
Interstate 210 westbound transition to Interstate 5 southbound overpass collapsed onto San Fernando Road
The Veterans Memorial Community Regional Park in December 2017
Aerial view of the damage suffered by the Newhall Pass interchange
1933 Long Beach earthquake
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The 1933 Long Beach earthquake took place on March 10 at 5:54 P.M. PST south of downtown Los Angeles. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach, California, on the Newport–Inglewood Fault. T
1971 San Fernando earthquake
…maintain the water at a lower level may have contributed to saving the dam from being overtopped. Schools were affected, as they had been during the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, but this time amended construction styles improved the outcome for the thousands of school buildings in the Los Angeles area. Another result of the…
Damage to the John Muir School, Pacific Avenue, Long Beach
Damaged buildings throughout Long Beach
Compton Union High School
Compton Junior High School