Shock Waves Through Los Angeles: The Northridge Earthquake Paperback – September 1, 1996 by Carole G. Vogel 
A study of earthquakes provides a detailed view of the destruction and devastation following the January 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, including full-color photographs, maps of the area, and diagrams of faults.
 
From Booklist
Gr. 3^-6. Vogel adeptly walks the line between scientific information and the irresistible fascination with disasters that has generated many a movie, and she puts it all at child level. The disaster here is the 1994 earthquake near Los Angeles, which left 58 dead, destroyed more than 112,000 buildings, collapsed freeways, and started fires. The geologic reasons for the temblor, the resulting chaos, the thrilling rescues, the plans for future safety, and the likelihood for more quakes are all explained clearly and vividly. Large color photographs, along with maps and diagrams, do the rest, giving children a chance to see for themselves what really happened, without the inclusion of any grisly images. Susan Dove Lempke
 
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