Landers Earthquake | ||||
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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 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, ![]() ![]() |