Which of the Following Statements About the 1994 Northridge Earthquake

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the 1994 Northridge earthquake in the Los Angeles area is NOT true?

A) The earthquake severed gas lines and caused fires.
B) Its Richter Magnitude of 6.7 is considered moderate.
C) Highway interchanges that collapsed in 1971 withstood the shaking.
D) It was a blind thrust fault tens of miles from the San Andreas Fault.
E) Unbraced ground-floor garages of apartment buildings collapsed.