narrows

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Those include some of the most destructive in recent memory, such as the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake and the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

About 45,000 drivers per day travel the westbound span of the Narrows Bridge, part of state Highway 16.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

Army Corps of Engineers in Southern California — Whittier Narrows, Prado and Mojave River — are structurally unsafe and could collapse in a significant flood event.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

In the study, 42 seismometers were placed along a line across the Los Angeles basin from Long Beach to Whittier Narrows.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

She met my dad there when they brought over the last few families from Grassy Narrows.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline