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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1964 |
Prince William Sound, Alaska
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9.2 |
Local time: March 27 05:36:14 p.m.
This great earthquake and ensuing tsunami took 128 lives (tsunami 113,
earthquake 15), and caused about $311 million in property loss.
Abridged from Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised), by Carl W. Stover and Jerry L. Coffman.
The second Largest Earthquake in the World, since 1900.
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| 1964 |
Near Merriman, Nebraska
|
5.1 |
One of the largest historical earthquakes in Nebraska.
Many cracks formed in the roadway south of Merriman,
and steep slopes slumped into the Niobrara River.
Merchandise in stores was broken, dishes were broken, and
stucco under windows cracked. At Alliance, about 135 kilometers
southwest of Merriman, part of a chimney cap fell on a
house; at Rushville, about 35 kilometers southwest of Merriman,
plaster fell and a wall cracked. Also felt in Montana,
South Dakota, and Wyoming.
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|
| 1965 |
Near the West Coast of Central Chile
|
7.1 |
About 400 persons were killed or missing,
350 were injured, and extensive property damage was reported
throughout the area.
The mining village of El Cobre completely disappeared
after the shock shattered a 230-foot dam, cascading
two million tons of water and mud into the town.
There was extensive damage to bridges, roads, and
public utilities, and structural damage to thousands
of buildings in Santiago and Valparaiso.
At Llay-Llay, almost every building was
heavily damaged by the earthquake and ensuing fires.
Several other towns north of Santiago reported
extensive property damage.
From United States Earthquakes, 1965.
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|
| 1969 |
Turkey
|
6.4 |
This strong earthquake hit the Alasehir region
of western Turkey. The shock centered near the
Anatolia fault system, which lies in the active Alpide seismic belt.
Eleven people were killed and over 7,000 houses
destroyed or moderately damaged. Foreshocks preceded this
earthquake on March 22 and 23. The March 23 event alone
destroyed 1,776 houses, according to reports.
Alasehir, known in classical times as Philadelphia, sustained
less property damage than surrounding villages. A
total of 1,328 houses and office structures collapsed.
Roads sank and reports were made of boiling water
gushing from ground cracks. Thousands here and
in surrounding villages were made homeless by the earthquakes.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1969
and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 1.
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|
| 1970 |
Gediz, Turkey
|
6.9 |
Over 1,000 killed.
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
More than 12,000 houses were destroyed
or severely damaged in the Gediz-Emet
area of Kutahya Province. Over 50
percent of the buildings were damaged
in 53 villages in the area. A large
amount of the damage was caused by
landslides and fires triggered by the
earthquake. Some damage occurred at
Bursa and Yalova. It was felt at
Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and as far east
as Erzincan. It was also felt on Chios
(Khios) and Lesvos, Greece. Strong
aftershocks caused considerable
additional damage. A total of 61 km
(38 mi) of predominantly normal
(vertical, extensional or "pull-apart")
faulting was observed in several zones
in the Gediz area with a maximum offset
of 275 cm (9 ft) on the Ayikayasi
Fault. A large part of the fault
displacements may be due to creep after
the earthquake, rather than from the
quake itself. Numerous landslides and
changes in thermal springs occurred in
the epicentral area.
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|
| 1975 |
Eastern Idaho
|
6.2 |
This earthquake shifted several ranch
houses on their foundations and toppled many chimneys
in the Ridgedale area of the sparsely populated Pocatello Valley.
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|
| 1982 |
Near Coast of Peru
|
6.1 |
Three people killed and extensive damage (VI) at
Lunahuana. Felt (V) at Lima. Also felt at Huancayo.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1982.
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|
| 1996 |
Ecuador
|
6.0 |
At least 27 people killed, 100 injured, several
thousand homeless and considerable damage and
destruction to homes, bridges and water pipes in
Cotopaxi, Pastaza and Tungurahua Provinces. Land-
slides blocked several roads in the epicentral area.
Minor damage (VI) at Ambato, Latacunga and San Miguel
de Salcedo. Felt (IV) at Quito; (III) at Ibarra; (II)
at Cuenca and Guayaquil. Felt in many parts of Ecuador.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1996.
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|
| 1999 |
Xizang-India Border Region
|
6.6 |
Local time: March 29.
At least 61 people killed and 125
injured in the Chamoli district; 34 killed and 177 injured
in the Rudraprayag district; 5 killed and 60 injured in the
Tehri Garhwal district; 19 injured in the Bageshwar
district; 13 injured in the Pauri Garhwal district, India.
Over 21,100 houses destroyed. Many landslides blocked roads
in the epicentral area.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1999.
See also:
CHAMOLI EARTHQUAKE OF MARCH 29, 1999
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|
| 2005 |
Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
|
8.6 |
At least 1,000 people killed, 300 injured
and 300 buildings destroyed on Nias; 100 people killed, many
injured and several buildings damaged on Simeulue; 200 people
killed in Kepulauan Banyak; 3 people killed, 40 injured and some
damage in the Meulaboh area, Sumatra. A 3 meter tsunami damaged
the port and airport on Simeulue. Tsunami runup heights as high
as 2 meters were observed on the west coast of Nias and 1 meter
at Singkil and Meulaboh, Sumatra.
At least 10 people were killed during evacuation of
the coast of Sri Lanka.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 2005.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey