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Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1950 |
Near Zhamo (Rima), Xizang (Tibet), China
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8.6 |
The "Assam-Tibet" Earthquake
1,526 deaths.
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the World.
At least 780 people killed and many
buildings collapsed in the Nyingchi-Qamdo-Zhamo (Rima, Zayu)
area of
eastern Tibet. Sandblows, ground cracks
and large landslides occurred in the
area. In the Medog area, the village of
Yedong slid into the Yarlung Zangbo
(Brahmaputra) River and was washed
away.
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The quake was felt at Lhasa and
in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, China.
Severe damage (X) also occurred in the
Sibsagar-Sadiya area of Assam, India
and in the surrounding hills. About 70
villages were destroyed in the Abor
Hills, mostly by landslides. Large
landslides blocked the Subansiri River.
This natural dam broke 8 days later,
creating a wave 7 m (23 ft) high which
innundated several villages and killed
536 people. The quake was felt (VI) as
far away as Calcutta. Seiches were
observed in many lakes and fjords of
Norway and in at least 3 reservoirs in
England. Many sources call this the
Assam-Tibet earthquake or even the
Assam earthquake, even though nearly
all place the epicenter in Tibet. Thus
it is possible that the casualties for
Tibet are not included in the total,
as well as those from the Subansiri River
flood. Furthermore, Gu et al. do not
give casualty totals for Yedong or
other areas of the most severe damage
in Tibet. Therefore, the actual
casualty toll may be much higher than
the value given.
See: the
1950 earthquake in Arunachal Pradesh.
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| 1966 |
Rockville, Maryland
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The National Earthquake Information Center established.
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"The NEIC was established at the headquarters
of the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA)
in Rockville, Maryland, to provide an improved source
of information for the public and technical user.
The first new service was the establishment of the Earthquake
Early Reporting System to inform the public,
disaster relief agencies, and scientists
of earthquakes of magnitude 6 1/2 or larger
as quickly as they have been located, usually within two or
three hours."
From Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1967.
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| 1985 |
Hungary
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4.9 |
Moderate damage (VII) in the
Berhida-Peremarton area. Slight damage at Budapest.
Felt throughout western Hungary. Felt (VI) at
Komarno, (V) at Nove Zamky and Hurbanovo and (IV) at
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Also felt at Zagreb,
Yugoslavia and (III) in Burgenland and at Vienna,
Austria.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1985.
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| 2007 |
Near the Coast of Central Peru
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8.0 |
At least 514 people killed, 1,090
injured and more than 39,700 buildings damaged or destroyed. The
majority of the casualties and damage occurred in Chincha Alta,
Ica and Pisco. Widespread communication and power outages
occurred in the area. The Panamerican Highway, the Carretera
Central and other main transport routes were heavily damaged due
to landslides and cracks. Felt (IX) at Chincha Alta and Pisco;
(VII) at Ica and San Vicente de Canete; (VI) at Lima; (V) at
Cusco; (IV) at Arequipa; (III) at Trujillo. Felt at Abancay,
Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Chaclacayo, Chillca, Chimbote, Chosica,
Cocachacra, Huacho, Huanuco, Huaraz, Huarmey, Imperial, La
Oroya, Lambayeque, Mala, Nazca, Nuevo Imperial, Pachacamac,
Pucallpa, Quillabamba, San Luis, Urubamba and Viru. Felt (III)
at Bogota, Colombia and (II) at La Serena, Chile. Also felt at
Coquimbo and Iquique, Chile; at Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador; at
La Paz, Bolivia and at Manaus, Brazil. Possible earthquake
lights observed at Lima.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 2007.
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