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Cinder block wall collapsed 2 days after I built it - was it my footings or the block quality?

I stacked a 4 foot retaining wall in my backyard in Denver last Saturday, used rebar and everything, and Tuesday morning half of it just fell over. I'm debating if I should dig deeper footings next time or if those cheap $1.50 blocks are just junk. Has anyone else had a wall fail like this, and what fixed it?
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the_lucas
the_lucas11d ago
Holy cow, you stacked a retaining wall with no gravel base?
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wren217
wren21711d ago
Dig deeper and add gravel this time, you skipped the base.
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