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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1930 |
Iran
|
7.2 |
Over 2500 dead.
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
About 60 villages destroyed in the
Salmas Plain and surrounding mountains.
The town of Dilman (population 18,000)
was completely destroyed, but there
were only 1,100 deaths because a
magnitude 5.4 foreshock had occurred
at 07:03 UTC. Although the foreshock
killed 25 people, it probably saved
thousands of lives since many people
chose to sleep outdoors that night.
Faulting was observed on the Salmas
and Derik Faults, with the maximum
offsets 5 m (16 ft) vertically and 4 m
(13 ft) horizontally on the Salmas
Fault. Dilman was rebuilt west of the
ruins and named Shahpur, now Salmas.
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| 1947 |
Wisconsin
|
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The largest historical earthquake in Wisconsin.
The earthquake was felt in a 3,000 square mile area of southeastern Wisconsin,
shaking buildings and rattling windows in most communities in the area.
Some frightened Milwaukee residents ran into the streets in the belief
there had been a serious explosion.
The shock caused only minor damage and there were no reports of injuries
to any residents of the area.
There were a few reports of broken windows in Kenosha,
and residents of other communities reported that dishes and glasses had fallen from shelves.
The earthquake was centered just south of Milwaukee on the shore of Lake Michigan.
It was felt in a 100-mile-wide strip
from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to the Wisconsin-Illinois border, and
extended from the lakeshore 25 miles inland to Waukesha.
From United States Earthquakes, 1947.
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|
| 1951 |
Jucuapa, El Salvador
|
6.3 |
A series of shocks killed 400, injured
4,000, and made 25,000 homeless.
Severe damage in the Jucuapa-Chinameca
area from 3 strong earthquakes within
24 hours, with this being the largest.
It was preceded by a magnitude 6.0
event at 23:03 and followed by a
magnitude 5.8 quake on May 07 at 20:22.
Some sources list the death toll as
1,100; others give that as the number
injured.
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|
| 1976 |
Northeastern Italy
|
6.5 |
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
1,000 reported killed, at least 1,700 injured, and extensive
damage in the epicentral area. The quake was reported
felt throughout Europe. A magnitude 4.6 foreshock preceded the main
shock by about 1 minute and 7 seconds.
The main shock was followed by a number of aftershocks, at least
one reaching a magnitude of 5, that caused additional damage
and injuries.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1976,
and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 8, Number 5.
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|
| 1999 |
Southern Iran
|
6.2 |
At least 26 people killed,
100 injured and 800 houses destroyed in southwestern Fars
Province. Felt at Kazerun and Shiraz. Also felt in parts of
Bovir Ahmadi va Kohkiluyeh and Bushehr Provinces.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1999.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey