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The 1872 M7.6 Owens Valley earthquake struck near the eastern Sierra town of Lone Pine, killing 27 of the town's estimated population of 250-300.  Sixteen of the victims were buried in this mass gravesite just north of Lone Pine.

Credit: Dr. Susan Hough, USGS

 Owens Valley, California
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