Imagine watching a multistory parking garage collapse into a pile of rubble as you try to stay standing, the earth shaking below you. Or, try to envision an apartment complex falling in on itself, chance determining which of the people inside live or die. On January 17, 1994, the people of Northridge, California experienced these terrors as a result of a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. By the time it was over, 57 people had perished and property damage totaled more than $10 billion.
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GIS Weekly Magazine
Susan Smith
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Look for the next issue of GIS Weekly Magazine on May 28, 2012.
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