And for some, it was a moment they would never forget — even 50 years later. The Sylmar earthquake, as it would become known, was one of the worst in modern Los Angeles history, killing 64 ...

Nearly 80,000 residents evacuated their homes. The 6.6 magnitude Sylmar earthquake rumbled across the San Fernando Valley at about 6 a.m. on Feb. 9, 1971. The tragic toll: 64 deaths, 2,000 injuries ...

USGS A view of the northern Sylmar area showing the 210 Freeway under construction. Olive View Hospital is in the upper part of this photo.

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Using the pictorial form, this map gives a visual description of the destruction caused by the larger earthquakes that have struck greater L.A. While the brutal 1971 Sylmar earthquake does not ...

The column will be subjected to the Sylmar earthquake (Northridge 1994) record with increasing amplitudes until failure. SC-2 column will be a benchmark based on which the advantages of other ...