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unusual facts about Northridge earthquake



Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix

After the Northridge earthquake of 1994 damaged the Cathedral of St. Mary, the eparchial offices, and the bishop's residence, Bishop George moved his office and residence to Phoenix, Arizona.

Fred Graver

In 1994, the Northridge earthquake convinced Graver and good friend Charlie Rubin to return to New York, where the two wrote for The Jon Stewart Show.

Getty Center

Although the Center's site was thought to have little motion during earthquakes, which are frequent in the Los Angeles area, in 1994, as the Center was being constructed, the Northridge earthquake struck.

Nick Beres

Nick then worked for The Orange County NewsChannel, in which he was notorious for his coverage of the Northridge earthquake, Laguna Beach fires, President Nixon's funeral, and the O.J. Simpson trial.

Stan Chambers

Among other stories he has covered are the 1961 Bel Air fires, the 1963 Baldwin Hills Reservoir dam break, the 1971 Sylmar and 1994 Northridge earthquakes, the 1963 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra, Jr., the 1965 Watts Riots, the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, the Tate-LaBianca murders by the Manson Family, and the Hillside Strangler.


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