I was asleep at 4:31 a.m. when the magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake knocked me out of bed. And that is what sent me into therapy, with many hours spent discussing why the earthquake was messing with my mind. The front page of the Los Angeles Times the day after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Earthquake trauma is common on major faults around the worldRubble from a 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. Last year’s massive temblors in Turkey and Syria , which killed at least 53,000, is a grim reminder of what true earthquake trauma looks like.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 28, 2024 03:03 UTC