When Was the Whittier Quake?

The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of southern California, United States, at 7:42 a.m. PDT on October 1.

What year was the big Whittier earthquake?

Whittier Narrows

On October 1, 1987, a magnitude 5.9 (ML) earthquake on a previously unknown fault occurred about seven miles southeast of Pasadena.

What happened in the 1994 Northridge earthquake?

Fifty-seven people died. More than 9,000 people were injured and 20,000 were displaced in a natural disaster that caused an estimated $20 billion in damage. The destruction included collapsed buildings and freeway overpasses, snapped water and gas lines, rampant fires and landslides.