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At the intersection of Reche Road and Lander Lane, 210,000 gallon, 24-foot high, bolted-steel water tank was lifted off a gravel base six to ten inches and set back almost in place, denting the tank's bottom (elephant's foot buckle""). Metal bolts that held the tank sides together were sheared off near the bottom of the tank. The tank was about two-thirds full at the time of the earthquake. After the earthquake, the tank was resting on the gravel base about 12-inches lower (due to buckle) and shifted about an inch to the west. The well at the tank site continued to flow and residents stood in line to fill containers with water from a hose connected to a faucet near the damaged tank. The tank operated by the San Bernardino County was located about two miles east of the fault rupture. Damage to water storage tanks was common. Some tanks ruptured contributing to the loss of water in the area. Image Credit: Lindie Brewer. U.S. Geological Survey June 28, 1992 Landers and Big Bear USA earthquake Southern California residents were rudely awakened Sunday morning June 28, 1992 at 04:57 am (June 28 at 11:57 GMT), by an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 (Ms) followed by a smaller 6.7 (Ms) magnitude earthquake about three hours later (June 28 at 15:05 GMT). The largest shock occurred approximately 6 miles southwest of Landers, California and 110 miles east of Los Angeles. The second earthquake was entered approximately 8 miles southeast of Big Bear City in the San Bernardino Mountains near Barton Flats. A distance of 17 miles and 7,000 feet in elevation separate the two earthquake locations. Event Data:
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