In the 1971 San Fernando earthquake , which took place along the western edge of the Sierra Madre Fault , surface ruptures were nearly long , including one portion a few miles northwest of Glendale . Most of the damage was in the northern San Fernando Valley , though 31 structures in Glendale suffered major damage and had to be demolished , plus numerous chimneys collapsed . The 1994 Northridge earthquake had an epicenter about from Glendale . The city suffered severe damage to a public parking structure and sections of the Glendale Galleria parking structures and exterior columns incurred damages
1971 San Fernando earthquake
1971 San Fernando earthquake
Glendale, California