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The State Theater building, 171 West Elm Avenue, had walls of hollow, ungrouted concrete block. The corners at roof level were separated and damaged by displacement relative to the unreinforced masonry wall. At the rear of the building, the roof over the stage area collapsed onto the floor. The arch over the stage and the trussing of the roof over the auditorium survived. 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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