The 1994 Northridge Earthquake caused more than 48,000 housing units to become uninhabitable (ABAG)
The 1994 Northridge Earthquake registered 6.7 on the Richter Scale.
The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake measured 6.9 on the Richter Scale.
The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake caused more than 16,000 housing units to become uninhabitable (ABAG)
In the Northridge Earthquake wood frame houses that were properly retroﬁtted suffered little or no earthquake damage and remained intact on their foundations. (ABAG)
Homes that were IMPROPERLY RETROFITTED were damaged as much as homes that were not retroﬁtted at all in the Northridge earthquake. (ABAG)