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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1978 |
Greece
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6.6 |
30th Anniversary
The earthquake was centered about 30 kilometers
northeast of Thessaloniki.
At least 50 people were killed, many injured and there
was extensive damage in the Thessaloniki area.
The shock
was felt throughout Bulgaria and southern Yugoslavia.
A number of aftershocks followed; the largest,
a magnitude 4.8, occurred on July 4, causing 1 death
from a heart attack, 16 injuries, and additional
damage to already damaged buildings.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1978,
and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 10, Number 6.
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| 1990 |
Iran
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7.4 |
One of the world's most destructive earthquakes.
Estimated 40,000 to 50,000 people killed,
more than 60,000 injured, 400,000 or more homeless and
extensive damage and landslides in the Rasht-Qazvin-Zanjan
area, Iran. Nearly all buildings were destroyed in the
Rudbar-Manjil area. Substantial damage occurred as far away as
Khalkhal and Now Shahr and slight damage occurred at Tehran.
Felt in most of northwestern Iran, including Arak, Bakhtaran
and Tabriz. Slight damage also occurred in southern Azerbaijan,
USSR. Felt (VII) at Astra and Lenkoran; (VI) at Dzhibrail,
Lerik, Mossony and Yardyshny; (III) at Baku, USSR. Complex event.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey