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Failure of pendant light fixtures in the Dawson Elementary School library would have caused many injuries if the library had been occupied. The light fixtures were hung end to end. Image Credit: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute May 2, 1983 Coalinga USA earthquake Location: Central California, 20.8 kilometers from Coalinga. Affected area: 205,000 square kilometers. Damage: $31 million. The most serious damage occurred in the eight-block downtown commercial district, but residents were also heavily damaged. More then 800 single-family houses were destroyed or incurred major damage. The majority of the 94 injuries occurred in residential sections of the city. Event Data:
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