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In this building at the north corner of 5th Street and Elm Avenue, 20 cm thick, second-story walls collapsed at the northeast and southeast. The parapet collapsed at the southwest. The street level at the southwest and southeast had open framing. Collapse of the second-story wall caused roof failure in the building at right. 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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