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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1983 |
Near the coast of Northern Chile
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7.4 |
At least 5 people killed, 24 injured and extensive damage in the Copiapo-Chanaral area.
A 1.5-meter uplift near Chanaral was reported and some roads were blocked by landslides. A minor tsunami was
recorded at Valparaiso. Felt strongly (VII) in northern Chile. Felt also in Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. This
appears to be a multiple event.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1983.
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| 1994 |
Kuril Islands
|
8.3 |
At least 10 people killed or missing
and extensive damage on Iturup; extensive damage and possibly
some deaths and injuries on Kunashir, Shikotan and other
islands in the Kuril chain from the earthquake and tsunami. One
person died from a heart attack, at least 340 people injured
and extensive damage occurred along the east coast of Hokkaido,
Japan. Felt strongly in northern Honshu and also felt in the
Tokyo area, Japan. Tsunami wave heights from selected tide
stations (peak-to-trough) were as follows: 346 cm. at Hanasaki,
164 cm. at Kushiro, 162 cm. at Chichijima, 144 cm. at Miyako,
130 cm. at Hachinohe, 92 cm. at Ofunato, 62 cm. at Onahama, 46
cm. at Omae-zaki, 42 cm. at Choshi and 26 cm. at Abashiri,
Japan; 300 cm. at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir Island, 15 cm. at
Shemya, Alaska, 17 cm. at Wake Island, 50 cm. at Midway Island
and 48 cm. at Hilo, Hawaii.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1994.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey