Southern California is earthquake country. But few temblors did more to raise awareness of the seismic dangers we face than the 1971 Sylmar quake.. It was the first destructive quake since the ...

The 1971 Sylmar earthquake led to an expansion of the California Integrated Seismic Network, a collaboration that's led to more than 1800 seismometers being placed all around Southern California.

The first quake was over before the clock hit 6:01 on Feb. 9, 1971, ... the Sylmar earthquake “managed to wake California up to a danger that was largely unrecognized.” ...

6.6 magnitude California temblor in 1971 sparked damage, death – and changed how we feel about, prepare for earthquakes Prior to the earthquake, the attitude of California officials was “not ...

1971 Sylmar temblor sparked damage, death - and changed how we feel about, prepare for quakes ...

The deadly Feb. 9, 1971 Sylmar earthquake rattled Southern California, leaving dozens of people dead and causing more than $500 million in property damage.

Although public schools in California had already been adhering to higher seismic standards decades prior to the Sylmar quake — the Field Act governing design and construction standards for ...

The 1971 quake was the first strong jolt to to hit the Valley since the 1893 Pico Canyon quake. That shaker had an epicenter several miles west of Sylmar. “People weren’t really prepared until ...

The deadly Feb. 9, 1971 Sylmar earthquake rattled Southern California, leaving dozens of people dead and causing more than $500 million in property damage.

Although public schools in California had already been adhering to higher seismic standards decades prior to the Sylmar quake — the Field Act governing design and construction standards for ...

When it was all said and done, the 1971 Sylmar-San Fernando earthquake claimed 64 lives. More than 2,500 were injured. That morning, as a first-responder, Lee checked on his family, and then ...