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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1969 |
Celebes Island
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6.9 |
Madjene, on the west coast of Celebes,
was the most seriously damaged
by this strong shock. Eighty percent
of the brick structures were damaged,
and some completely collapsed. In Madjene
and environs, 64 people were killed, 97 injured,
and over 1,200 buildings were wrecked. Much
of the damage in the villages resulted from
faulty construction, and their location
on alluvium instead of rock or more
firm ground. Ground fissures were noted
in several places. A tsunami was generated
that reached about 4 meters height along
the coastal villages north of Madjene.
Several wooden houses located at the end of
a bay were swept away by the waves.
The press reported that the tsunami took
600 lives.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1969
and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 1.
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| 1995 |
Taiwan
|
6.2 |
Two people killed and 14 injured on a
bus struck by a landslide in the epicentral region. Felt (IV
JMA) at Hua-lien, Hsin-chu and Su-ao; (III JMA) at I-lan,
Tai-chung and Tai-pei. Felt in Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang
Provinces, China.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995.
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| 1995 |
Cyprus Region
|
5.9 |
Two people killed and five injured in
the Paphos area. Fifty houses destroyed, 70 seriously damaged
and 500 slightly damaged in the Paphos and Nicosia areas.
Twenty masonry houses were destroyed at Arodhes. Felt (VII) at
Arodhes, Peristerona and Polis; (VI) at Kathikas, Peyia and
Stroumbi; (V) at Kykkou Monastery; (IV) at Larnaca, Limassol
and Nicosia; (III) at Paralimni. Felt throughout Cyprus. Also
felt in northern Israel and Lebanon.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey