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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1692 |
Port Royal, Jamaica
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An earthquake at Port Royal, Jamaica,
caused a landslide within the harbor,
generated a tsunami, and destroyed ninety percent of the buildings in the city.
Portions of the city slipped into the water.
A 1.8 m wave crossed the bay. Ships overturned.
Along the coast of Liganee (possibly
Liguanea Plain, site of present-day Kingston) the sea
withdrew 274 m exposing the bottom. The
returning water overflowed most of the shore.
The sea withdrew 1.6 km at Yallhouse (possibly Yallahs).
A large wave was reported at Saint Anns Bay.
Approximately 2,000 were killed in the earthquake and
tsunami.
From:
A Brief History of Tsunamis in the Caribbean Sea,
Science of Tsunami Hazards,
the International Journal of the Tsunami Society,
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Vol. 20, No. 2, p. 57-94, 2002.
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| 1931 |
Dogger Bank, North Sea
|
6.1 |
This is the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake
to have affected the United Kingdom.
The epicenter was located on the Dogger Bank, 110 km (60 miles)
off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea. The
effects were felt throughout Great Britain, Belgium, and France.
The earthquake caused a tsunami that caused floods
on the east coast of Britain.
One woman in Hull died of a heart attack as a result of the earthquake.
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| 1982 |
Near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico
|
7.2
7.0 |
06:52:37
Damage in southern Mexico. Felt strongly throughout
southern Mexico.
10:59:40
Two people
killed at Orizaba, 3 at Oaxaca, 3 at Pinotepa
Nacional, and 1 at Guadalupe, Guerrero. Many
people injured. Felt strongly throughout
southern Mexico.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1982.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey