It's been 30 years since a deadly 6.7 magnitude earthquake devastated Northridge and many lessons have been learned since. “The Northridge earthquake was a tremendously powerful event,” said geologist, Pat Abbott. Abbott was inside his San Carlos home on Jan. 17, 1994 at 4:31 a.m., when a strong jolt woke him up. “I was really surprised even more when we learned that the earthquake movement was actually to the north away from San Diego,” said Abbott. The 6.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Northridge near Los Angeles. It lasted less than twenty seconds, yet caused devastation that's taken decades to recover from. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/northridge-earthquake-30-years-later/509-edc97074-63e9-444a-b8fd-198a25dbcc28