The Northridge Earthquake Rattled My Marriage
Along with Death and Destruction, the 6.7 Temblor Also Broke Hearts
When the Northridge earthquake struck on January 17, 1994—20 years ago this week—I wasn’t physically injured.
But that doesn’t mean I wasn’t hurt. Earthquakes only last a few seconds but can cause damage that will never be fully repaired.
It was before dawn when the shaking started. Within seconds, my wife, my two young kids, and I were huddling under the hallway doorframe in our upstairs apartment in West Los Angeles. Furniture skidded across the floor and dishes crashed in the kitchen as we waited for the shaking to stop. There was …
