San Fernando earthquake - 1971 | Movietone Moment | 9 February 2024

On this day in 1971, a 6.6 earthquake hit San Fernando, California. Here is a British Movietone report covering the aftermath of this disaster. A state of emergency in California after the most serious earthquake since the San Francisco disaster of 1906. More than fifty died - many of them killed when a War Veterans hospital collapsed near Los Angeles. General aerial view Californian earthquake area, near air view wrecked building. Close air view pan devastation of Veterans’ Hospital. LV rescue parties attend to the injured. SV pan injured man on stretcher. SV collapsed the hospital building. SV pan ditto. GV dam area showing damage in San Fernando Valley. Nearer air shot dam area & cracked roads. Close air shot damage to highway & flyover. General air view dam area showing damage. SEE STORY NUMBER 96820/2 FOR CUTS Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Find out more about AP Archive: You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM96820. #eartquake #sanfernado #california Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: