The Coalinga, California, earthquake of May 2, 1983

The Coalinga earthquake of magnitude (M) 6.7 partly destroyed the town of Coalinga in Central California and prompted extensive geologic, seismologic, and geophysical investigations as to its setting, source, and cause. This book presents the results of twenty-three investigations on different aspects of the earthquake and its effects. The earthquake was associated with reverse faulting on several faults along the boundary between the Coast Ranges and the Great Valley. Similar geologic settings occur elsewhere along this boundary.