1992 Cape Mendocino Earthquakes

The following images are from NOAA’s image collection. For further details on each image, click the PDFs at the bottom of the page.

Garage slid down hill due to earth shaking
View of mall at Scotia that was destroyed by earthquake-caused fire
Second view of Scotia mall
Support pillar on Scotia’s Lumber Museum
Damage to 70-year old house and chimney in Honeydew
Remains of Petrolia’s business district after earthquake and fire
Chimney damage in Petrolia
Earthquake bounced this front-end loader one foot into the air
Petrolia residence shifted on foundation
Residence south of Petrolia that shifted off foundation
Second view of damage to residence south of Petrolia
Third view of damage to residence south of Petrolia
Removal of landslide on Mattole Road
Landslide on Mattole Road
Cracks on Mattole Road
Ferndale’s Valley Grocery lost brick facade smashing two cars
Victorian wood-frame home slide on foundation in Ferndale
Chimney damage to Victorian home in Ferndale
Sandblow in Mattole showing liquefaction
Uplift of coastline near Mussel Rocks caused death of organisms

Of note: NOAA’s PDF below that accompanies these photos has descriptions for the second half of the photos that don’t match. The descriptions from image 11 come from the Iran earthquake series. It looks like the template wasn’t updated fully (something I’ve certainly done with templates!). At any rate, I’ve added a second NOAA PDF below, as well. It provides the correct captions, that have been added to the photos above. I haven’t been able to locate correct description paragraphs (yet).