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The '''1994 Greenfield earthquake''' was a moment magnitude 7.5 (M<sub>w</sub>), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on | The '''1994 Greenfield earthquake''' was a moment magnitude 7.5 (M<sub>w</sub>), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on July 14th, 1994, at 2:31:25 a.m. PST from the coast of Greenfield all the way to Santa Barbara. The quake had a duration of approximately 30-40 seconds. | ||
Shaking was felt as far away as San Diego, Turlock, Las Vegas, Richfield, and Phoenix. | Shaking was felt as far away as San Diego, Turlock, Las Vegas, Richfield, and Phoenix. | ||
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The former 30 story Bank Of Despair tower built in 1971 saw major damages to the first 4 stories due to the construction site collapse. The whole building was evacuated, and most people got out in time, however 11 hours after the original quake another large aftershock hit, this caused the entire northern facade to collapse, taking the rest of the building with it. The collapse also caused a 5 story office building, the brighter days ahead building to collapse. This collapse was the largest and costliest in the city, 23 lives were taken, and cleanup efforts would take weeks. A 7 story parking structure now stands in its place. | The former 30 story Bank Of Despair tower built in 1971 saw major damages to the first 4 stories due to the construction site collapse. The whole building was evacuated, and most people got out in time, however 11 hours after the original quake another large aftershock hit, this caused the entire northern facade to collapse, taking the rest of the building with it. The collapse also caused a 5 story office building, the brighter days ahead building to collapse. This collapse was the largest and costliest in the city, 23 lives were taken, and cleanup efforts would take weeks. A 7 story parking structure now stands in its place. | ||
Buildings around the former Bank Of Despair tower suffered major damages, but most were able to be fixed | Buildings around the former Bank Of Despair tower suffered major damages, but most were able to be fixed after the quake. | ||
A part of the elevated road above Market Avenue collapsed between Main Street and Fourth Street. | |||
A 5 story 1900s brick office building collapsed in the North of Market district due to an onramp to I-40 collapsing. | |||
Multiple brick facades around the downtown core also collapsed. | |||
The Greenfield Central Library suffered a fire, but luckily most books were spared. | |||
'''Hunterspoint''' | '''Hunterspoint''' | ||
Multiple older non-retrofitted buildings had collapsed, most notably the 10 story CJNickels Department Store, which was closed at the time. The department store was a part of the Greenfield Downtown Mall, and had multiple pedestrian bridges crossing between the two. The top story would collapse first, taking the rest of the building with it, including the bridges. The greenfield Mall building would also suffer from the roof collapsing, and multiple bridges through the main hall would collapse with it. The mall would be closed for the next 10 years untill new plans for the new valley expansion would be revealed. The main tower would be where the old department store was, rebuilding some of the facades with the original bricks. | |||
Parts of the western facade on the Greenfield Museum would collapse too, this would temporarily be restored due to cost constraints, but after 10 years the museum would see a renovation, with a large extention. | |||
'''Chinatown''' | '''Chinatown''' | ||