Information about 1994 Los Angeles earthquake

1994 65438+1October 17 at 4: 3 a.m., an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred in Los Angeles, the epicenter of which was located in the Gubeiling area of san fernando, more than 200 kilometers northwest of the city center. Most people were still sleeping when the earthquake happened, and before they could react, disaster came. In the 30-second vibration, about 1 1 000 houses collapsed within 30 kilometers of the epicenter, expressway and high-rise buildings were destroyed or collapsed, gas and water pipes burst, telecommunications were interrupted, and a fire broke out, directly and indirectly causing 58 deaths, more than 600 injuries and property losses of more than 30 billion US dollars.

After the earthquake, the California government immediately sent a search and rescue team of 300 people to the disaster area to carry out emergency rescue. These rescue teams are equipped with high-tech monitoring instruments and video equipment, which can go deep into the cracks in the ruins to shoot. Rescuers used these advanced equipment to rescue many trapped and injured residents.

On the day of the earthquake, President Clinton signed a document to provide more than $400 million in federal emergency assistance to the disaster area, and sent a special team to the disaster area to deal with the aftermath of disaster relief. The American Red Cross has set up a 18 shelter in the worst-hit Beiling area to distribute tents, food, clothes and other daily necessities to the victims.

After the earthquake, the authorities also organized a large number of experts to evaluate the feasibility of undamaged buildings, and blocked more than 10000 dangerous houses for demolition.