Smoke pours from a fire in a shopping center in Sylmar, Calif., about 30 miles north of Los Angeles that was caused by leaking natural gas lines that were ruptured by a giant earthquake that hit the Southern California area early 2/9. A large area north of Los Angeles was the hardest hit areas in the earthquake, with at least seven persons reported dead.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Smoke pours from a fire in a shopping center in Sylmar, Calif., about 30 miles north of Los Angeles that was caused by leaking natural gas lines that were ruptured by a giant earthquake that hit the Southern California area early 2/9. A large area north of Los Angeles was the hardest hit areas in the earthquake, with at least seven persons reported dead.

United Press International · [ca. February 1971]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Earthquakes Misc.

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