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Frame house with twisted porch columns. Most of the 2,700 homes in Coalinga were damaged, and more than 300 were uninhabitable after the earthquake. Many older homes had walls that were not anchored to the foundations. Image Credit: M. Hopper. U.S. Geological Survey 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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