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Northridge earthquake of 1994: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: GeoScienceWorld - The Seismic Record - The 17 January 1994 Northridge, California, Earthquake: A Retrospective Analysis. Nov 28, 2024
Add new Web site: United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration - The Northridge Earthquake: Progress Made, Lessons Learned in Seismic-Resistant Bridge Design. Oct 17, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Like a horror movie’: the deadly earthquake that changed California. Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Los Angeles Times - The 1994 Northridge quake changed earthquake science. Jul 13, 2024
Media added. May 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Northridge Earthquake of 1994: Ground Motions and Geotechnical Aspects. Mar 12, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 10, 2024
Noted that Reseda, California, was the epicentre of the earthquake. Aug 05, 2022
Add new Web site: U-S-History.com - Northridge Earthquake. Oct 24, 2021
Add new Web site: National Institute of Standards and Technology - Engineering Laboratory - Earthquake Northridge California 1994. May 03, 2013
Add new Web site: U.S. Geological Survey - Northridge, California. May 03, 2013
Added photograph. Jan 29, 2010
Media added. Jan 26, 2010
New article added. Jan 28, 2009
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