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Rows in the cultivated field west of El Progresso, Guatemala, deformed by the earthquake of February 4, 1976. The thick, saturated, unconsolidated deposits have yielded by plastic deformation rather than rupture along the left-lateral strike-slip fault. This quake resulted in the deaths of 23,000 people and $1.1 billion dollars in property damage. Image Credit: U.S. Geological Survey February 4, 1976 Los Amateos Guatemala earthquake The magnitude 7.5 earthquake killed 23,000, injured 76,000, and caused $1,100 million in property damage. It was felt over 100,000 square kilometers and was accompanied by extensive surface faulting. Event Data:
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