Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tata nei, i pā mai tētahi ruu nui 5.4 ki te taone nui o Los Angeles, engari kāore he kino, he whara rānei i puta. Ko te epicenter o te ru 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 i pā tata nei ki te tonga o California, ko te ru o Northridge i te 17 o Hānuere 1994
i roto i te Reseda. Ko taua ruu he 6.7 te kaha, a 72 nga tangata i mate, neke atu i te 9,000 i whara.