When the Northridge earthquake struck at 4:31 a.m. on January 17, 1994, it left much of the city in ruins with buildings and freeways collapsed. When the dust settled, 57 people had died — including 33 from fallen buildings. Of those, 16 were killed when the 164-unit Northridge Meadows apartments collapsed. The 6.7 magnitude quake was one of the most costly disasters in U.S. history. On the 24th anniversary of the quake, we look back at this defining moment in San Fernando Valley history.
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