The utility acknowledged last month that fire agencies are investigating whether its equipment may have started the Hurst fire, which scorched 799 acres around the Sylmar neighborhood.

Two major earthquakes in 1971 and 1989 prompted additional legislation. The February 1971 Sylmar earthquake, centered in the San Fernando Valley, destroyed two hospitals, killing 65 and injuring 2,000 ...

Using the pictorial form, this map gives a visual description of the destruction caused by the larger earthquakes that have struck greater L.A. While the brutal 1971 Sylmar earthquake does not ...

Two more fires—the Hurst/Sylmar Fire and the Tamarack Fire — erupted on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles County, prompting evacuations and highway closures. Sylmar Fire After 10:30 p.m., officials ...

The column will be subjected to the Sylmar earthquake (Northridge 1994) record with increasing amplitudes until failure. SC-2 column will be a benchmark based on which the advantages of other ...

In that test the model was subjected to a series of simulated earthquakes starting with small amplitudes and then gradually increasing amplitude in successive runs. The frame failed under a simulated ...