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Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

Useful tips you need in an event of an earthquake

Useful tips you need in an event of an earthquake

Michelle Dominguez January 17, 2014

It’s 5 a.m. and you’re sleeping soundly when suddenly you wake up to the sounds of crashing plates and rattling windows. Instinctively you rush out of bed only to find that the ground is shaking...

Illustration by: Sarah Cascadden / Contributor

It’s not if an earthquake will hit, but when

Calvin Ratana January 17, 2014

Over 50 people dead, 7,000 injured and 20,000 people displaced from their homes. Billions of dollars in damages. That was the extent of the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake that hit on Jan. 17, 1994...

Podcast: Former Daily Sundial students reflect on Northridge Earthquake

Podcast: Former Daily Sundial students reflect on Northridge Earthquake

Alex Vejar January 17, 2014

[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/129913423" params="color=990000&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] The 1994 Northridge earthquake...

Geology professor gives advice on earthquake preparedness

Geology professor gives advice on earthquake preparedness

Neelofer Lodhy January 17, 2014

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake and Professor Doug Yule has some insightful information regarding what to do in the event of an earthquake and what you should have.

NOAA’s Tsunami Warning System Alerts Public of Hazard

Christiaan Patterson March 18, 2011

In light of the recent disaster in Japan, much attention has been drawn to how many aspects of technology have aided in warning systems and connecting family to one another. In 2008, NOAA finished a project...

CSUN implements new safety measures after 1994 quake

Christiaan Patterson February 2, 2011

The magnitude 6.7 earthquake that shook Northridge at 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994 caused $400 million in damages. All buildings were damaged, including the Oviatt Library, which suffered damage to both...

Third Annual Earthquake Drill to prepare CSUN for the ‘big one’

Nayeli Pelayo October 20, 2010

Drop, cover and hold on are what millions of people including the CSUN campus, businesses, government offices and residences will be doing at 10:21 a.m. today. CSUN will partake in the Third Annual...

Experts agree we can’t predict or prevent major earthquake, but we can prepare

Contributor October 20, 2010

Samantha Tata Contributing Reporter With consistently beautiful weather, picturesque landscapes and unending entertainment, the only downside to the place that is Los Angeles County– aside...

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