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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1868 |
Ka'u District, Hawaii
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7.0 |
140th Anniversary
Foreshock of the 7.9 earthquake on April 03, 1868.
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
At
Kahuku, a stone house was destroyed, the
chimney of the Mission parsonage was thrown
down, and the walls of the stone church were
cracked. At Kona, stone walls were thrown
down, masses of rock were thrown off the cliff
at the bay, stone buildings were damaged, and
the cisterns of the Kona Plantation were
cracked. At Waiohinu, walls were shaken down,
and the stone church was cracked from top to
bottom. Also slightly felt at Hilo.
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| 1954 |
Spain
|
7.9 |
The earthquake occurred in the south of Spain,
and caused property damage at Malaga.
Felt at Madrid, Granada and Cadiz, Spain;
Tangier, Spanish Morocco, and
Casablanca, French Morocco. The depth was 640 kilometers.
From United States Earthquakes, 1954.
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| 1969 |
Ethiopia
|
6.4 |
The earthquake completely razed the town of Sardo, killing
24 persons and injuring 165. There were 100 huts
destroyed in the village;
all were made of mud. The 300 surviving
villagers were moved to the nearby town
of Loggia, 50 kilometers west.
Damage and reported felt area were
restricted to an apparent radius of about
30 kilometers. Several aftershocks were noted,
but none were damaging.
From Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 1.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey