In previous large earthquakes in Los Angeles, like the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, many soft-story buildings and parking garages suffered damage, like this one at a hospital in which this ambulance was destroyed. Credit: Reuben Kachadoorian/USGS, public domain

In previous large earthquakes in Los Angeles, like the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, many soft-story buildings and parking garages suffered damage, like this one at a hospital in which this ambulance was destroyed. Credit: Reuben Kachadoorian/USGS, public domain

In previous large earthquakes in Los Angeles, like the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, many soft-story buildings and parking garages suffered damage, like this one at a hospital in which this ambulance was destroyed. Credit: Reuben Kachadoorian/USGS, public domain

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