Landers Earthquake

TIME  June 28, 1992 / 4:57:31 am PDT
LOCATION  34° 13' N, 116° 26' W 6 miles north of Yucca Valley
MAGNITUDE  MW7.3
TYPE OF FAULTING  right-lateral strike-slip - ANIMATION
RUPTURE LENGTH   85 km (53 miles)
FAULTS RUPTURED    Johnson Valley, Landers, Homestead Valley, Emerson, and Camp Rock; several other faults experienced minor rupture, rupture during large aftershocks, or triggered slip
AVERAGE SLIP   about 3 to 4 meters; maximum slip of 6 meters
DEPTH   1.1 km
LARGEST AFTERSHOCK  Big Bear earthquake, MS 6.4

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