LA
County Hazards
Los Angeles
County Operational Area (OA) includes more than 4,000 square miles
and has 88 cities in its borders and a population of more than
10 million. The OA has experienced major emergencies such as
earthquakes, wildland fires, floods and civil unrest. In the 1990’s
Los Angeles County was one of the most disaster-prone areas of
the United States. Declared disasters in the 1990 are:
FLOODS - February 1992
RIOTS - April 1992
FLOODS - January-February 1993
FIRES - October-November 1993
EARTHQUAKE - January 1994
FLOODS - January-March 1995
FIRES - October 1996
WINDSTORMS - January 1997
FLOODS - February 1998
Recent
Earthquake Events |
Year |
Earthquake
Event |
Magnitude |
1933 |
Long Beach
Earthquake |
6.4 |
1987 |
Whittier
Narrows Earthquake |
5.9 |
1991 |
Landers
Earthquake |
7.3 |
1992 |
Big Bear
Aftershock (Landers) |
6.4 |
1991 |
Sierra Madre Earthquake |
5.8 |
1994 |
Northridge
Earthquake |
6.7 |
Click here to see a listing of all State and federally declared disasters
in Los Angeles County since 1950. Information provided the California
Office of Emergency Services.
Preparedness
Because the region is subject to a number of natural disasters, the
County of Los Angeles, in coordination with other California counties
and non-profit agencies, has developed the Emergency Survival Program
(ESP). For more information on the award-winning ESP program, please
click here.
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