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Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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1911 |
South Dakota
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4.5 |
The largest historical earthquake in South Dakota.
This earthquake was reported
from Huron (V) and other places in South Dakota,
Iowa, and Nebraska, an area covering approximately
100,000 square kilometers. It was apparently centered in
the James River valley.
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1979 |
Western Australia
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6.4 |
This earthquake was located
about 200 kilometers northwest
of Perth in the area of Cadoux.
One person was reported injured
and damage was estimated at
approximately $1.5 million in
the Cadoux area. 12-kilometer
long north-south surface
rupture reported east of Cadoux.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1979.
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1994 |
South of Jawa, Indonesia
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7.8 |
At least 250 people killed, 27 missing, 423 injured and many left
homeless. About 1,500 houses damaged or destroyed and 278 boats
sunk or damaged. Most of the casualties and damage were caused
by a tsunami along the southeast coast of Jawa. Tsunami runup
of 500 meters occurred in some places. The quake was felt
strongly across Bali, central and eastern Jawa, Lombok and
Sumbawa Islands.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1994.
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