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A view of Monument Market located on the eastern edge of Joshua Tree on Highway 62. The building, probably constructed in the late 1960's, was a single story concrete masonry unit structure with a wood-frame roof. The front of the building included glass panels extending the full length of the building. During the earthquakes, the west wall pulled away from the rest of the building and leaned against the adjacent retaining wall. Figure 13 shows a close-up view of the damage. The Market had been closed following an earlier earthquake in April of 1992. 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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