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A broken display window in a store in downtown Palm Springs. Display windows often break in moderate magnitude earthquakes since the window occupies a large structurally unsupported area of the building subject to torsional forces. Image Credit: Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project July 8, 1986 Palm Springs USA earthquake The magnitude 6.0 earthquake caused $4.5 million in property damage and injured at least 29 people. Landslides occurred in the area. The shock was felt throughout much of southern California and in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lake Havasu City, Arizona and in the northern Baja California area of the United States and Mexico. Event Data:
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