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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1906 |
Chia-i, Taiwan
|
6.8 |
1,250 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
Over 6,000 houses destroyed. About 13 km (8 mi) of surface faulting,
with maximum horizontal offset 2.4 m (8 ft) and vertical offset 1.8 m (6 ft).
Aftershocks on Mar 26, Apr 6, 7 and 13 caused additional casualties and damage.
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| 1925 |
Yunnan, China
|
7.0 |
More than 5,800 deaths.
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
More than 76,000 houses collapsed or
burned in the Dali area, where over
3,600 people were killed and 7,200
injured. (There is a slight possibility
that these are the total figures for
the earthquake, not just Dali). Damage
and casualties also occurred in Fengyi,
Midu, Binchuan and Dengchuan Counties.
It was felt at Kunming.
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| 1956 |
Lebanon
|
6.0 |
Two earthquakes approximately 9 minutes apart.
136 killed, 6,000 houses destroyed and 17,000 damaged
in 400 villages in the Chouf region.
From United States Earthquakes, 1956.
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|
| 1957 |
Andreanof Islands, Alaska
|
7.0 |
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
|
|
| 1985 |
Leeward Islands
|
6.8 |
Six people injured and damage (VI) on Guadeloupe.
Minor damage on Montserrat. Also felt on Antigua,
St. Kitts and Puerto Rico. Several centimeter
local tsunami recorded at Basse Terre, Guadeloupe.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1985.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey