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This large front-end loader, located in a residential neighborhood of Petrolia about three blocks east of the burned business district, reportedly bounced one foot into the air. On this same street, new homes of good construction were not damaged by the earthquake. Nearby, an older, wood-frame home was severely damaged when it moved off 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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