Talk:1971 San Fernando earthquake

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The previous Wiki page stated, "In actuality, the epicenter of the quake was located underground, roughly at the intersection of Kenya Street and Wilbur Avenue in the Los Angeles district of Northridge" without listing references for this data.

However, the sources I cited indicate something else.

I have removed the original statement because there were no references, but I retained the original text above just in case the author wants to document the information.

[edit] Irony

Adjustment here. With regards to the 5/14 overpass collapsing twice, it's not actually ironic that it collapsed during the Sylmar quake and again during the Northridge quake - it's nothing more than unfortunate coincidence. I can't think of any circumstance that would be an ironic collapse of a freeway overpass.

--Dennis The TIger 21:55, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

It could be. It was built again, and I'm sure it was built with earthquake prtections (I assumed that the original collapsed due to less strigent earthquake codes at the time of its erecting). To see it collapse again after another earthquake IMO qualifies it as ironic. But that may not be what the true definition of irony. - Hbdragon88 21:57, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

It might be ironic if they had done so with earthquake retrofitting, but that would likely be a sign of a job not done well.

-- Dennis The TIger 21:59, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 6.6 Magnitude

The first paragraph states the magnitude as 6.6, yet the LAFire.com reference states 6.5.

LAFire.com was basing their number on a report from the following day's Herald-Examiner. I just looked at a copy of the 2/10/1971 L.A. Times and it also shows 6.5. Either the number was later finalized at 6.6 or the publication that sourced 6.6 is incorrect.

Also, the Times reports a different fault (San Gabriel Fault) and slightly different time (6:00:42). But with all that was happening right after the earthquake, some of the newspaper accounts may be off. Alanraywiki 04:44, 31 October 2007 (UTC)