Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake, September 21, 1999
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At 1:47 AM local time, a magnitude MW 7.6 earthquake was felt throughout the island of Taiwan. A five county area, including the city of Taichung, experienced the greatest number of casualties and most severe damage. 2,405 deaths and 10,718 injuries were reported. As many as 82,000 housing units were damaged or destroyed, resulting in nearly 600,000 people being temporarily or permanently displaced from their homes.
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Earthquake Intensity Database
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The Earthquake Intensity Database contains damage and felt reports for over 22,000 U.S. earthquakes from 1638 to 1985.
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Earthquake Strong Motion, 1996
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Collection of over 15,000 digitized and processed accelerograph records from 1933 to 1994.
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Geological Hazard Photos, 1997
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Collection of photographs of damage from natural hazards in TIF, GIF, and JPG formats. Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, landslides and other geologic hazards are represented.
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Landers and Big Bear, California Earthquakes, June 28, 1992
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The magnitude 7.6 earthquake near Landers, California was closely followed by a magnitude 6.7 near Big Bear. The two quakes were separated by 3 hours in time, 17 miles in distance, and 7,000 feet in elevation. This set depicts the terrain differences, structural damage, liquefaction, faulting, and resultant landslides.
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Northridge, California Earthquake, January 17, 1994, Set 2
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The January 1994 magnitude 6.8 earthquake near Los Angeles took 57 lives and caused $10 billion in property damage. This set includes damaged structures in communities including Sylmar, Fillmore, Granada Hills, Reseda, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, Chatsworth, Santa Monica, and Los Angeles.
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Seismicity Catalog, 1996
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Parameters from over 4 million earthquakes from 2100 B.C. to 1995 A.D. and more than 200 seismicity catalogs with related seismicity data.
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Significant Earthquake Database
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The Significant Earthquake Database contains information on more than 5,000 destructive earthquakes from 2150 B.C. to the present that meet at least one of the following criteria: Moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more), 10 or more deaths, Magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity X or greater, or the earthquake generated a tsunami.
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