Northridge
Los Angeles suburban district
Northridge is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, known primarily for the devastating 1994 earthquake that bore its name.
The magnitude 6.7 quake caused billions of dollars in damage and became a reference point for seismic building codes and disaster preparedness.
Northridge is also home to California State University, Northridge.
Property values in Northridge have recovered since the earthquake.
Southern California metropolis
- San Fernando ValleyLos Angeles suburban basin
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- residentialRelating to housing
- communityCollective of connected people
streets · housing · schools · shopping · parks · commute · families · tract homes
A calendar year
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- magnitudeSize or scale
- faultImperfection or blame
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
damage · collapse · freeway · destruction · FEMA · epicenter · tremor · rupture
Institutional grounds and buildings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- collegeHigher education institution
- educationSystematic development of mind
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
enrollment · degrees · faculty · dormitories · graduation · academics · San Fernando Valley · commuter
Los Angeles
Southern California metropolis
- San Fernando ValleyLos Angeles suburban basin
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- residentialRelating to housing
community · streets · housing · schools · shopping · parks · commute · families · tract homes · boulevards
1994
A calendar year
aftershock · damage · collapse · freeway · destruction · FEMA · epicenter · tremor · rupture · San Fernando Valley
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- collegeHigher education institution
- educationSystematic development of mind
athletics · enrollment · degrees · faculty · dormitories · graduation · academics · San Fernando Valley · commuter · public university
Southern California
Southwestern US coastal region
- valleyLow ground between heights
- foothillsLow elevations below mountains
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
terrain · coordinates · location · region · basin · flatland · arid · chaparral · latitude · elevation
NorthridgeDowntown LA
Central business district
Downtown Los Angeles · Hollywood · Koreatown · Westlake · urban core
NorthridgeDowntown LA
Central business district
Venice Beach · Santa Monica · Hollywood · Koreatown · Long Beach
north, ridge, northern, northerly, northward, northwards, norther, ridges, ridged