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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 3430886" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>March 26, 1872</p><p>An earthquake felt from <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/mexico" target="_blank"><u>Mexico</u></a> to <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/oregon" target="_blank"><u>Oregon</u></a> rocks the Owens Valley in <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/california" target="_blank"><u>California</u></a> on this day in 1872, killing 30 people.</p><p></p><p>California, with the large San Andreas Fault running through the entire state, is a prime area for earthquakes. At 2:30 a.m. on March 26, a large quake hit Inyo County in the Owens Valley of central California. Worst-hit was Lone Pine, where 52 of the town’s 59 homes were destroyed, killing 27 people as they slept. The ground moved a full seven feet horizontally in some places near Lone Pine. Major buildings in every town in Inyo were also seriously damaged.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 3430886, member: 1246"] March 26, 1872 An earthquake felt from [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/mexico'][U]Mexico[/U][/URL] to [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/oregon'][U]Oregon[/U][/URL] rocks the Owens Valley in [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/california'][U]California[/U][/URL] on this day in 1872, killing 30 people. California, with the large San Andreas Fault running through the entire state, is a prime area for earthquakes. At 2:30 a.m. on March 26, a large quake hit Inyo County in the Owens Valley of central California. Worst-hit was Lone Pine, where 52 of the town’s 59 homes were destroyed, killing 27 people as they slept. The ground moved a full seven feet horizontally in some places near Lone Pine. Major buildings in every town in Inyo were also seriously damaged. [/QUOTE]
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