Landers damage
By Earthquake Science Center
1992 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Damage from the Landers earthquake was relatively light given the magnitude (7.3) because the strongest shaking was concentrated in a relatively remote part of the Mojave Desert. Structures in the desert near the town of Landers did, however, sustain serious damage. Shaking at this location was likely especially strong due to the proximity to the surface rupture and the local topography, which is known to amplify shaking. (Photograph: Susan E. Hough, USGS)
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Public Domain.
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M7.3 June 28, 1992 Landers Earthquake
“The Landers earthquake, which had a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.3, was the largest earthquake to strike the contiguous United States in 40 years. This earthquake resulted from the rupture of five major and many minor right-lateral faults near the southern end of the eastern California shear zone.” —Kerry Sieh et al., Science, v 260, issue 5105, 171-176.
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M7.3 June 28, 1992 Landers Earthquake
“The Landers earthquake, which had a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.3, was the largest earthquake to strike the contiguous United States in 40 years. This earthquake resulted from the rupture of five major and many minor right-lateral faults near the southern end of the eastern California shear zone.” —Kerry Sieh et al., Science, v 260, issue 5105, 171-176.