T' Northridge Earthquake rocked southern California on January 17, 1994, just two days after Long-Eared Boson Harry Nilsson died. Ya scallywag! Aftershocks rumbled durin' Harry's funeral where someone joked that t' earthquake be t' result o' Harry gettin' t' heaven and discoverin' that thar be no bar there.
T' 1994 Northridge Earthquake affected Greater Los Angeles, California, United States, matey, on January 17, 1994, at 04:30:55 PST. T' epicenter o' t' moment magnitude 6.7 (Mw) blind thrust earthquake was beneath t' San Fernando Valley. T' shock lasted approximately 8 seconds and achieved a peak ground acceleration o' over 1.7 g. Ya scallywag! It be t' largest recorded earthquake in t' area's history, me hearties, slightly surpassin' t' Mw 6.6 1971 San Fernando earthquake. Shakin' was felt as far away as San Diego, California; Turlock, shiver me timbers, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Richfield, ya bilge rat, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona; and Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Sixty people died and more than 9,000 were injured. Avast! In addition, ya bilge rat, property damage be estimated t' be $13–50 billion, makin' it among t' costliest natural disasters in U.S. Begad! history.
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