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Aerial view of the north corner of 5th Street and Elm Avenue. Burned debris at the upper right is from the Coalinga Inn, site of the only major fire caused by the earthquake. Some buildings totally failed, other buildings in the area had only limited damage. The open fronts at street level had only glass breakage. 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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