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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1980 |
California - Mexico Border Region
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6.4 |
One person killed, 100 injured and considerable
damage in the area southeast of Mexicali, Mexico.
Felt (V) in Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial and
San Diego Counties, California.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1980.
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| 1994 |
Northern Bolivia
|
8.2 |
Unconfirmed reports of five people killed in Peru; three in Arequipa
Province by a landslide collapsing their house and two in Cuzco
Province; one by falling debris and another by a heart attack.
Numerous injuries and landslides occurred in southern Peru.
Damage (VI) at La Paz. In Cochabamba, La Paz and Oruro, a large
number of windows broke in tall buildings, and some structural
damage occurred. Some minor structural damage also occurred at
Brasilia, Campo Grande, Porto Velho and Manaus, Brazil; Arica,
Chile and Tacna, Peru. Felt in many parts of South America,
including most of Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Felt lightly
in Uruguay. Felt (IV) at Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno and Tacna;
(III) at Moyobamba, Rioja and Tarapoto, Peru. Felt (IV) at
Arica, (III) at Iquique, (II) at Copiapo and (I) at Santiago,
Chile. Felt (IV) at Guayaquil and (III) at Quito, Ecuador. Felt
on Puerto Rico and in the Dominican Republic. Felt at many
locations in North America, including Los Angeles, California;
Renton, Washington; Omaha, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa;
Minneapolis, Minnesota; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Chicago,
Illinois; Parkersburg, West Virginia; Norwich, Connecticut;
Boston, Massachusetts and Toronto, Canada.
This is believed to be the first earthquake from this part of
South America to be felt in North America and is also believed
to be the largest ever recorded in this general area.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1994.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey