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Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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1835 |
Chile
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8.5 |
Damage extreme. Tsunami.
From
Catalog of Significant Earthquakes, 2000 B.C. - 1979,
published by World Data Center A for Solid Earth Geophysics,
Report SE-27, July 1981.
See also:
Charles Darwin and the February 20, 1835, Concepcion, Chile Earthquake.
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1871 |
Molokai, Hawaii
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6.8 |
This earthquake caused severe damage on the islands of Lanai, Molokai, and Maui, and minor damage on Hawaii and Oahu. It was felt throughout the islands.
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1998 |
Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
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6.4 |
10th Anniversary
One person
killed and three injured at Yar Husain, six injured at
Rawalpindi and two injured at Peshawar, Pakistan. An
earthquake-induced avalanche destroyed 35 houses,
including a mosque, left 300 people homeless and killed
several dozen cattle and sheep in the Astor area, Kashmir.
Damage occurred from Chitral to Swabi, Pakistan, in
western Kashmir and in the Rostaq area, Afghanistan. Felt
in much of northern Pakistan as far south as Lahore and
in northeastern Afghanistan as far as Kabul and Mazar-e
Sharif. Also felt in parts of Tajikistan.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1998
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