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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1663 |
St. Lawrence River valley, Canada
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Intensity X.
This was the earliest earthquake of destructive intensity
felt in the United States.
The earthquake was centered between the present sites
of Montreal and Quebec, Canada. Great landslides
kept the St. Lawrence River muddy for a month after
the shock.
This major earthquake caused vast
landslides along the St. Maurice, Batiscan,
and St. Lawrence Rivers. The earthquake
was felt sharply in New England. On the
shores of Massachusetts Bay,
the tops of chimneys were broken on houses
and pewter was jarred from shelves.
Abridged from Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised), by Carl W. Stover and Jerry L. Coffman, U.S. Geological
Survey Professional Paper 1527, United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1993.
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| 1966 |
Central Greece
|
6.3 |
One person was killed and 50 were injured.
This earthquake caused extensive property damage
at Krenti, Kliston, Fourna, Alestia,
and surrounding villages. Several landslides
caused additional damage throughout the area
by blocking roads and covering houses with tons
of rock and earth. The number of homeless was reported to
be in the thousands.
From United States Earthquakes 1966.
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| 1970 |
Philippines
|
6.6 |
Widespread damage and three deaths were caused
by a series of strong shocks that rocked
Romblon Island in the central Philippines.
According to press reports, an
earthquake-generated landslide buried three houses,
coconut trees were uprooted, and water mains broke.
Romblon Island is situated about 170 miles
southeast of Manila.
From the Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 3.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey