Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I tata nei, i pā he ruu nui e 5.4 te rahi ki te pokapū o Los Angeles, engari kāore he kino, he whara rānei i puta. Ko te epicenter o te ruu i tata ki te papa korowha i roto i te hapori rangatira 3 km (2 maero) ki te tonga ki te hauauru o Chino Hills, 47 km (29 maero) ki te rawhiti, ki te tonga ki te rawhiti o Los Angeles (). Ko te ruu nui rawa o mua ake nei i pa ki te tonga o California i te 17 o Hanuere,
Te ru o Northridge i te tau 1994 i Reseda. Ko taua ruu he 6.7 te kaha, a 72 nga tangata i mate, neke atu i te 9,000 i whara.