The 1994 Northridge earthquake caused the loss of many residences and historic buildings , particularly on the north side of the city . Other notable damage : St. John 's hospital came close to collapsing ; Honda of Santa Monica 's parking structure pancaked crushing numerous cars . In all , 100 buildings were condemned outright , including 3,100 apartment units , while far more suffered repairable damage
1994 Northridge earthquake
1994 Northridge earthquake
History of Santa Monica, California