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Earthquake damage to a house and chimney in Honeydew, California. This wood-frame, stucco-veneer house (built in 1922) was severely cracked when the chimney pulled away from the house. The east-west sway of the structure caused the separation between the chimney and the house. The house was vacant at the time. The damage was typical of houses in the area. However, a single-story, wood-frame building housing the post office and general store showed no signs of movement on its foundation. Image Credit: Lindie Brewer. U.S. Geological Survey April 25, 1992 Cape Mendocino USA earthquake On April 25, 1992 at 11:06 am local time (April 25 at 18:06 GMT), a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in the Cape Mendocino area. Two additional earthquakes, magnitudes 6.6 and 6.7 occurred the next morning (April 26 at 00:41 and 04:18 am local time). The first earthquake was located six miles north of Petrolia, California, in a sparsely populated part of southwestern Humboldt County. Five small communities were located within a 50-mile radius of these events: Honeydew, Petrolia, Rio Dell, Scotia, and Ferndale. Event Data:
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