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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — If you were living in Southern California 20 years ago this week, you probably don’t need the reminder. You might not want the reminder either. It was, and remains, one of the worst days in Southern California history. Twenty years ago, specifically in the early morning hours of January 17, 1994, Southern California was rocked by the devastating and deadly Northridge quake. The quake lasted only about 20 seconds, but the 6.7 quake reverberated long after. The toll? Nearly 60 dead, more than 7,000 injured and an estimated damage total estimated at upwards of $20 billion....

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- On the 10th anniversary of California's devastating Northridge earthquake, seismic experts in Pasadena announced they believe "the big one" is on its way. Scientists said there's a good chance a catastrophic earthquake will hit Southern California within the next 200 years, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Sunday. Many of the audience members at the earthquake anniversary event sponsored Saturday by Caltech and the U.S. Geological Survey, were survivors of the 1994 quake, which was the most expensive disaster in U.S. history, the Daily News said. Registering 6.4 on the Richter scale, the quake...

I probably heard about 10 people call today "Earthquake Day" or "The Anniversary" For those who lived through it, or those who watched the aftermath on TV, I point you to a after-action report from a Batallion Chief with the Los Angeles Fire Department: http://www.lafire.com/famous_fires/940117_NorthridgeEarthquake/011794_F255_B15_ActivityReport.htm