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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1879 |
St. Augustine, Florida
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|
One of the largest historical earthquakes in Florida.
Plaster was shaken down and articles were
thrown from shelves at St. Augustine and, to the south,
at Daytona Beach. At Tampa, a
trembling motion was preceded by a rumbling sound.
Felt from a line joining Tallahassee, Florida, to
Savannah, Georgia, on the north to a line joining Punta Rassa
and Daytona Beach, Florida, on the south. Two shocks
occurred, each lasting 30 seconds.
|
|
| 1915 |
Avezzano, Italy
|
7.0 |
32,610 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
Severe damage in the Avezzano-Pescina
area. An estimated 3,000 more people
died in the next few months from
indirect effects of the earthquake.
Felt throughout Central Italy from
Veneto to Basilicata.
|
|
| 1960 |
Southern Peru
|
7.5 |
Fifty-seven people killed, many injured, and major
property damage at Arequipa, Aplao, Camana, Caraveli,
Chuquibamba, and Yancarqui.
The earthquake was also felt at La Paz, Bolivia.
From United States Earthquakes, 1960.
|
|
| 1976 |
Iceland
|
6.5 |
The earthquake left at least 150
persons homeless and caused some
minor injuries, but no one was reported killed.
The isolated north coast around Kópasker suffered the worst effects
of the quake.
From Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 8, Number 4.
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|
| 1990 |
Maryland
|
2.6 |
The largest historical earthquake in Maryland.
|
|
| 2001 |
El Salvador
|
7.7 |
At least 844
people killed, 4,723 injured, 108,226 houses destroyed and more
than 150,000 buildings damaged in El Salvador. About 585 of the
deaths were caused by large landslides in Nueva San Salvador and
Comasagua. Utilities and roads damaged by more than 16,000
landslides. Damage and injuries occurred in every department of
El Salvador. Eight people killed in Guatemala. Felt from Mexico
City to Colombia.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 2001
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey