The 1971 San Fernando Earthquake -- sometimes referred to as the Sylmar earthquake -- struck the Sylmar area right at 6 a.m. on Feb. 9, wreaking death and destruction throughout the region.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake centered near San Fernando struck at 4:29 a.m., followed by a 3.3 quake at 4:38 and a 3.8 quake at 6:48.

Friday is the 53rd anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, which was recorded as magnitude 6.6. Also known as the Sylmar earthquake, it killed 64 people and caused over $500 million in ...

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake jolted the San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas of Los Angeles early Thursday, followed quickly by a series of aftershocks, but there were no reports of any damage ...

The upper San Fernando Valley, including the northern section of the City of Los Angeles, sustained the most severe damage to buildings and utilities. There were 64 causalities directly related to the ...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Tuesday afternoon at 5:57 p.m. Pacific time in San Fernando, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred less than a mile from Los ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck near the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday. The quake was reported at about 12:22 p.m. and was detected a little over a mile northeast of Sherman Oaks, according to the ...

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Southern California’s San Fernando Valley just before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said.

If you see smoke from the freeway, don’t worry. The blaze on UC San Diego’s earthquake shake table aims to help make ...

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake jolted the San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas of Los Angeles early Thursday, followed quickly by a series of aftershocks, but there were no reports of any damage ...