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Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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1970 |
Philippine Islands region
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5.3 |
The earthquake jolted Basco,
collapsing two buildings and
damaging 60 percent of those remaining.
A local tsunami was generated by the shock,
but no damage resulted from the inundation
as the sea wave was minor.
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1999 |
Oaxaca, Mexico
|
7.5 |
At least 33 people killed,
215 injured, thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed,
utilities disrupted and roads blocked by landslides in the
state of Oaxaca. Maximum intensity (VIII) in southwestern
Oaxaca. One person killed and minor damage to some buildings
at Mexico City. One person killed at Cordoba, Veracruz.
Minor damage in the states of Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla,
Tlaxcala and Veracruz. Felt from the state of San Luis
Potosi to Guatemala.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1999.
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