1983 Coalinga earthquake
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The 1983 Coalinga earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.5 seismic event in central California that caused significant damage to the town of Coalinga and surrounding areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1983 Coalinga earthquake canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedInfrastructure |
downtown Coalinga
ⓘ
residential buildings in Coalinga ⓘ |
| casualties | multiple injuries ⓘ |
| category |
1983 earthquakes
ⓘ
Earthquakes in California ⓘ Fresno County, California history ⓘ Natural disasters in California ⓘ |
| causedDamageIn |
Avenal, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coalinga, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Fresno County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanford, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemoore, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1983-05-02 ⓘ |
| depth | 10 km ⓘ |
| economicLoss | hundreds of millions of US dollars ⓘ |
| epicenterNear | Coalinga, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatalities | several deaths ⓘ |
| faultType | blind thrust fault ⓘ |
| feltIn |
Los Angeles area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType | seismic hazard ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Modified Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localTime | 16:42 PDT ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Central California NERFINISHED ⓘ Coalinga, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Fresno County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magnitude | 6.5 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VIII (Severe) ⓘ |
| month | May ⓘ |
| notableFor |
occurrence on a previously unrecognized blind thrust fault
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severe damage to the town of Coalinga ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of earthquakes in California
ⓘ
seismicity of the San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| primaryEffects |
building damage
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ rockfalls ⓘ surface deformation ⓘ |
| region | San Andreas Fault system region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Coast Ranges of California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggered | aftershock sequence near Coalinga ⓘ |
| utcTime | 23:42 UTC ⓘ |
| year | 1983 ⓘ |
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