[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (02/09/11)

Date	Time	News and Notes
02/09	0800	On this day in 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as Sylmar earthquake) struck the San Fernando Valley near Sylmar at 6:00:55 a.m. PST with a magnitude of 6.6. The quake claimed 65 lives and caused more than half a billion dollars in damage, including the destruction of two hospitals, two freeway interchanges and the Lower Van Norman Dam. Damage to the dam caused concern that the dam, of the earthen bulwark type, might collapse, in whole or in part. Twelve overpass bridges fell into freeway lanes, including the freeway overpass connecting the Interstate 5 freeway and the Foothill Freeway that resulted in the death of at least two people. The recently completed Newhall Pass interchange connecting Interstate 5 and the Antelope Valley Freeway was destroyed as well.

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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