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Damage from the June 28, 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake totals $6.2 million. Cal Tech seismologists downgraded the temblor from 6.0 to 5.8.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 4, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 4, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1495AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Family and friends mourned the loss of 34 year old Julie Nickoley, who was killed by a falling metal beam during the June 28 magnitude 5.8 earthquake.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 7, 1991

Pages: p. C-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 7, 1991

Pages: p. C-1 photo

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1496AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A 5.0 aftershock from last October's earthquake did little damage but rattled the nerves of local residents. Three people were treated for minor injuries as a result of the aftershock.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 14, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1489AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two commercial buildings on Huntington Drive, damaged in the October earthquake, need to be repaired or torn down. Letters from the city to the owners have gone unanswered.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1490AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council will discuss the fate of two earthquake damaged commercial buildings on Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 14, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 14, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1491AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Exactly a year after the Sierra Madre earthquake, the Arcadia Post Office remains shored up by wooden beams. Renovation of the structure may begin soon.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 92AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Inactive earthquake fault under Arcadia

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1971

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1971

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 3901AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council declared buildings at 162-164 and 135-137 Huntington Drive, damaged during last year's earthquake, unsafe and gave the owners 90 days to repair or demolish them.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1492AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An earthquake registering 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Australia's southeast coast at 3:28 PST on Wednesday, December 27, 1989. Newcastle, Australia's fifth largest city, suffered the majority of damage as 11 were known to have died. A city of 500,000, Newcastle has the largest concentration of heavy industry in the country.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 31, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 31, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Sister City - Newcastle, Australia

Item ID: 3237AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Detailed assessment of earthquake faults and potential problem areas in the Arcadia area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 5, 1975

Pages: p. A-1 Map

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 5, 1975

Pages: p. A-1 Map

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1486AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

One person was killed and another injured in Arcadia as a magnitude 6.0 earthquake rolled through Southern California Friday.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1493AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia has joined seven other cities in having EXICOM of Encino do a survey of earthquake related safety problems.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 9, 1974

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 9, 1974

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1485AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to an expansion of the Arcadia Public Library that may add 15,000 square feet of space at a cost of about $3.5 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Item ID: 88AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A U. S. study indicates that greater damage would be caused by a major quake on the Newport-Inglewood Fault than on the San Andreas Fault because of greater population density.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 28, 1974

Pages: p. C-5

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 28, 1974

Pages: p. C-5

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1484AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Friday's 6.0 earthquake struck as Art Lerille, 56, and Julie Nickoley, 34, watched horses run in early morning workouts at Santa Anita Park. Nickoley was killed by a plunging 20 foot steel beam and Lerille was injured.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-10

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 30, 1991

Pages: p. A-10

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1494AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arboretum was awarded a $25,000 emergency grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The funds will be used to repair the damage that occurred during a windstorm in February.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper452

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. 6

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. 6

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 452AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Building designs for earthquakes

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17, 1955

Pages: p. 20

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17, 1955

Pages: p. 20

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 3900AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Disaster Preparedness Plan is ready for adoption by the City Council. It includes contingency plans for the handling of earthquakes (as well as recommendations for building standards to help present earthquake damage), floods, fires and hazardous structures.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 17, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 17, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1183AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new or improved public library could become a reality in the near future. The current library is bursting at the seams with increasing amounts of books, computer equipment and an increasing number of people using the 28-year-old library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library 1961 -

Item ID: 1952AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In an informal, long-range planning session, City Council members made a new library and police station two of their top priorities. Last month, the council approves spending $55,000 to hire a consultant, to be chosen at the June 19th meeting, to draw up plans for a new library to replace the overcrowded library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1038

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 13, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 13, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1990 - 1999

Item ID: 1038AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Damage from the June 28, 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake totals $6.2 million. Cal Tech seismologists downgraded the temblor from 6.0 to 5.8.

Family and friends mourned the loss of 34 year old Julie Nickoley, who was killed by a falling metal beam during the June 28 magnitude 5.8 earthquake.

A 5.0 aftershock from last October's earthquake did little damage but rattled the nerves of local residents. Three people were treated for minor injuries as a result of the aftershock.

Two commercial buildings on Huntington Drive, damaged in the October earthquake, need to be repaired or torn down. Letters from the city to the owners have gone unanswered.

City Council will discuss the fate of two earthquake damaged commercial buildings on Huntington Drive.

Exactly a year after the Sierra Madre earthquake, the Arcadia Post Office remains shored up by wooden beams. Renovation of the structure may begin soon.

Inactive earthquake fault under Arcadia

City Council declared buildings at 162-164 and 135-137 Huntington Drive, damaged during last year's earthquake, unsafe and gave the owners 90 days to repair or demolish them.

Detailed assessment of earthquake faults and potential problem areas in the Arcadia area.

One person was killed and another injured in Arcadia as a magnitude 6.0 earthquake rolled through Southern California Friday.

Arcadia has joined seven other cities in having EXICOM of Encino do a survey of earthquake related safety problems.

The City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to an expansion of the Arcadia Public Library that may add 15,000 square feet of space at a cost of about $3.5 million.

A U. S. study indicates that greater damage would be caused by a major quake on the Newport-Inglewood Fault than on the San Andreas Fault because of greater population density.

Friday's 6.0 earthquake struck as Art Lerille, 56, and Julie Nickoley, 34, watched horses run in early morning workouts at Santa Anita Park. Nickoley was killed by a plunging 20 foot steel beam and Lerille was injured.

The Arboretum was awarded a $25,000 emergency grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The funds will be used to repair the damage that occurred during a windstorm in February.

Building designs for earthquakes

The Disaster Preparedness Plan is ready for adoption by the City Council. It includes contingency plans for the handling of earthquakes (as well as recommendations for building standards to help present earthquake damage), floods, fires and hazardous structures.

A new or improved public library could become a reality in the near future. The current library is bursting at the seams with increasing amounts of books, computer equipment and an increasing number of people using the 28-year-old library.