Twenty years ago today, early in the morning of January 17, 1994, a devastating earthquake shook the Los Angeles area, leaving dozens dead and thousands more severely injured:
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SoCal's baking. 20 years ago, it was shaking. @NASAJPL reflects on #northridgequake http://t.co/Vh9jtZe45s pic.twitter.com/Ob5WxnMBMS
— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) January 17, 2014
Here is Los Angeles after Northridge earthquake 20 years ago today: #LATimes pic.twitter.com/9MLN00OvDi
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 17, 2014
The Northridge earthquake hit California 20 years ago. Is Los Angeles safer now? http://t.co/NkaAXQX8pN pic.twitter.com/8bPP6e1LAc
— Our Amazing Planet (@OAPlanet) January 17, 2014
Photoset: gettyimagesarchive: 20 years ago today the Northridge Earthquake struck Los Angeles Click through… http://t.co/Ae4zhhsE8n
— heretodestroyallthethings (@FTHEBABYBOOMERS) January 17, 2014
Twitchy founder, author and syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin remembers that day:
I was 23 years old. Working at LA Daily News. Lived in Woodland Hills, 15 minutes from epicenter. #northridgequake
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
Pitch black before dawn, our apartment started shaking violently up & down like a roller coaster ride. #northridgequake
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
It was my first quake. The roar of the earth shifting was so loud. I yelled but I couldn’t hear myself. #northridgequake
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
6.7 on the Richter scale. It was like God picked up the whole San Fernando Valley like a box and shook it up and down. #northridgequake
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
It was like slow-mo even tho shaking stopped after a minute or 2. Rushed out of our apartment. We were on a middle floor. #northridgequake
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
Didn’t have time to grab my glasses. Was wearing pajamas and 1 shoe. #northridgequake
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
Will also never forget: eerie sound of an orchestra of car alarms going off in parking lot where I stood w/my 1 shoe on. #northridgequake
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
Old apartments like ours pancaked all around us. We were truly blessed. 60 died. Thousands seriously injured. #northridgequake
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
#northridgequake was one of those indelible moments that made a lasting impact on how I live my life: Like each day might be the last.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 17, 2014
Update:
NBC-LA is doing a “live tweet” of how the quake might have come across in real time on Twitter. Below are a few examples, and see their feed for all tweets:
#BREAKING: Major #earthquake in LA right now. Can you feel it? @NBCLA newsroom in Burbank is shaking
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
UPDATE: @NBCLA newsroom files, tapes tossed, phone lines down. But we're up and running to bring you up-to-the minute #earthquake news
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
#Earthquake: "A very sharp jolt, a very long, a very rolling type of motion" Joe Rico reports http://t.co/NXZoopSI51 pic.twitter.com/0tbQeD9Ytz
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
Fires, flooding, buildings down – widespread #earthquake damage reported across SoCal. Seeking details on injuries
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
#BREAKING: 5 Fwy, 14 Fwy, 10 Fwy severely damaged by #earthquake: CHP
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
Massive power outages from #earthquake across LA. Caution from emergency authorities: Use flashlights, NOT candles, in case of gas leaks
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
#BREAKING: 10 Fwy buckled at La Cienega Blvd by #earthquake. @NBCLA seeking info on injuries. Are you OK?
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
Earthquake magnitude, epicenter still unknown. Stay with @NBCLA for the latest http://t.co/M3AeeCpKGZ
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
Major aftershocks. Take cover under something sturdy. Stay safe. #earthquake
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014
#Earthquake preliminary magnitude: 6.5. Duration: up to 30 seconds
— NorthridgeEarthquake (@RealTime94Quake) January 17, 2014