FACT: How many will be injured in San Bernardino County?
The number of people injured in San Bernardino County is expected to equal the number of those injured in Riverside and Los Angeles counties combined.
Ground motion and the resultant damage will result in approximately 260 deaths. This is eight times the number of deaths experienced in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
San Bernardino County is hardest hit, with more than 130 deaths resulting from building damage from ground shaking (excluding steel-frame highrises).
About 1,000 people will need to be transported to hospitals by emergency responders.
This is a significant increase over the average number of EMS transports, especially for San Bernardino County (4.5 times their daily baseline load) and Riverside County (2.5 times their daily baseline load).
Ground motion and the resultant damage will result in approximately 260 deaths. This is eight times the number of deaths experienced in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
San Bernardino County is hardest hit, with more than 130 deaths resulting from building damage from ground shaking (excluding steel-frame highrises).
About 1,000 people will need to be transported to hospitals by emergency responders.
This is a significant increase over the average number of EMS transports, especially for San Bernardino County (4.5 times their daily baseline load) and Riverside County (2.5 times their daily baseline load).
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