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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
|
| 1976 |
Turkey
|
4.8 |
The destructive earthquake jolted the
northeastern part of Turkey, killed at least one,
injured several, and caused considerable damage
in some of the mountain areas of the Kars
Province near the Soviet border.
From Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 8, Number 4.
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|
| 1977 |
Turkey
|
5.2 |
The earthquake killed 30, injured some,
and caused considerable damage in the Lice-Palu area.
|
|
| 1983 |
Iran
|
5.2 |
Thirty people killed, 61 injured,
many homes damaged and landslides in the
Damavand-Amol area. Felt at Tehran.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1983.
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|
| 1990 |
Costa Rica
|
7.3 |
Ten people slightly injured. Damage (VIII) in the
Puntarenas area and about 60 buildings severely damaged (VII)
in the San Jose area. Several landslides blocked roads in the
area for a short time. Felt throughout Costa Rica and
southwestern Nicaragua. Felt (IV) at Almirante and Puerto
Armuelles and (III) at David, Panama.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1990.
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|
| 1998 |
Balleny Islands Region
|
8.1 |
10th Anniversary
This earthquakes is believed
to be the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in this
area to date.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1998.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey