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Landers Quake First Ten

Name: Handheld camera in Joshua Tree CA: MMI VI
Uploaded: 2025-06-08T16:21:51+00:00
Duration: 10 min 1 s
Description: Handheld camera in Joshua Tree CA, M7.3 The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake. Rated Modified Mercalli intensity VI from the effects the clip shows.

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Earthquake M7.3 The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake, 1992-06-28 Camera Joshua Tree, CA (outdoors) USGS event page

Seen in this clip

VI About MMI VI, strong
What this level means

Our reviewer's reading, from the effects below. One camera shows one place, so a reading from a clip is good to about one level.

VI Heavy furniture moves
VI Plaster or ceiling tiles fall; slight damage
V Building trembles
V Trees and bushes shaken slightly
V Unstable objects tip over
IV Dishes or objects on shelves rattle
IV Windows rattle
II Lightweight hanging objects swing slightly
II Birds and other animals uneasy
– Heavy furniture: no apparent effect
– Cars: no apparent effect

USGS ShakeMap estimate at the camera, from instruments and models: MMI 7.7.

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