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The '''1994 Greenfield earthquake''' was a moment magnitude 7.5 (M<sub>w</sub>), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 4:30:55 a.m. PST from the coast of Greenfield all the way to the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The quake had a duration of approximately | The '''1994 Greenfield earthquake''' was a moment magnitude 7.5 (M<sub>w</sub>), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 4:30:55 a.m. PST from the coast of Greenfield all the way to the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The quake had a duration of approximately 30-35 seconds, Shaking was felt as far away as San Diego, Turlock, Las Vegas, Richfield, and Phoenix. | ||
Two aftershocks followed, the first about one minute after the initial event and the second approximately 11 hours later. | Two aftershocks followed, the first about one minute after the initial event and the second approximately 11 hours later. | ||
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Other districts around the epicenter include glenview, westwood and downtown greenfield. | Other districts around the epicenter include glenview, westwood and downtown greenfield. | ||
Glenview was | Glenview was hit hard during the earthquake, many of the original brick buildings, lining the main streets collapsed. And so did many other homes and apartment buildings in the area. 31 buildings collapsed. | ||
Around 43 buildings collapsed in and around westwood, this area has and is still a very low income neighbourhood so many of the buildings werent up to standard and collapsed, this includes the Westwood Community Center which, during the earthquake, collapsed into the bay. Unfortunately this area today still has many collapsed buildings and unstable infrastructure from the earthquake as it was not a focus for the city of Greenfield. | Around 43 buildings collapsed in and around westwood, this area has and is still a very low income neighbourhood so many of the buildings werent up to standard and collapsed, this includes the Westwood Community Center which, during the earthquake, collapsed into the bay. Unfortunately this area today still has many collapsed buildings and unstable infrastructure from the earthquake as it was not a focus for the city of Greenfield. | ||
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Chaos ensued in the minutes after. The power grid went down in eastern Greenfield, with neighbourhoods like los llanos being without power for 2 days after. A train derailed near Ramona and crashed into the neighbouring canal. water and gas lines broke all over the cities, many streets were flooded and homes got set on fire. | Chaos ensued in the minutes after. The power grid went down in eastern Greenfield, with neighbourhoods like los llanos being without power for 2 days after. A train derailed near Ramona and crashed into the neighbouring canal. water and gas lines broke all over the cities, many streets were flooded and homes got set on fire. | ||
A minute after the original quake another magnitude | A minute after the original quake another magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck, the aftershock had a duration of about 10-20 seconds. the areas that still had power didnt anymore and the bay was filled with darkness. | ||
With no police around, and infrastructure blocked people started looting neighbourhood stores or helped others get out of their homes. | With no police around, and infrastructure blocked people started looting neighbourhood stores or helped others get out of their homes. | ||
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GIA was chaos with many late night travelers hurrying out of the emergency exits into the airport or streets. A boeing 747 Golden Pacific flight 007 ran off of the taxiway into a nearby ditch, other planes were stopped on the taxiways. Flights going towards GIA were rerouted to the nearby LAX and SFO airports. | GIA was chaos with many late night travelers hurrying out of the emergency exits into the airport or streets. A boeing 747 Golden Pacific flight 007 ran off of the taxiway into a nearby ditch, other planes were stopped on the taxiways. Flights going towards GIA were rerouted to the nearby LAX and SFO airports. | ||
The roof of the eastern terminal 1 wing partly collapsed and an oil truck exploded at the | The roof of the eastern terminal 1 wing partly collapsed and an oil truck exploded at the cargo terminal, after what witnesses claimed, a beam fell onto the truck. A part of the highway leading into the passenger terminals partly collapsed onto the road beneath crushing the people running out of the airport below. | ||
Unfortunately during the aftershock, the 31 story "Bank of Despair Tower" in downtown Greenfield collapsed in on itselves. The building was built in 1971 and was one of the tallest building in the city. It was located on the end of the elevated section of downtown, right nexto the bridge connecting central ashfield and downtown, the building had a beautiful view of the city, and the mountains behind. | Unfortunately during the aftershock, the 31 story "Bank of Despair Tower" in downtown Greenfield collapsed in on itselves. The building was built in 1971 and was one of the tallest building in the city. It was located on the end of the elevated section of downtown, right nexto the bridge connecting central ashfield and downtown, the building had a beautiful view of the city, and the mountains behind. | ||
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This changed the skyline of the city forever, and many memorialize the building each year on january 17th. | This changed the skyline of the city forever, and many memorialize the building each year on january 17th. | ||
Glenview had | |||