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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1925 |
Clarkston Valley, Montana
|
6.6 |
The most severe damage from this strong
earthquake occurred in Gallatin County at
Manhattan, Three Forks, Logan, and Lombard.
Because no large cities were near the epicenter,
property damage did not exceed $150,000.
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|
| 1948 |
Fukui, Japan
|
7.3 |
60th Anniversary
3,769 deaths.
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
Nearly 67,000 houses destroyed in the
Fukui area by the earthquake and fires.
Damage was especially severe in areas
of alluvium. Some ground fissures were
observed in the area. It was felt from
Ibaraki and Niigata Prefectures, Honshu
to Uwajima, Shikoku. More than 550
aftershocks were felt in the month
following the quake. Some sources list
the death toll as high as 5,390.
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|
| 1991 |
Sierra Madre, California
|
5.6 |
One person killed at Arcadia and one
person died from a heart attack at Glendale. At least 100
people were injured although most involved only minor cuts and
bruises. Damage in the Arcadia, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Marino
and Sierra Madre areas estimated at 33.5 million dollars.
Maximum intensity VII at Arcadia, Monrovia, Pasadena and Sierra
Madre. Some rockslides occurred on mountain roads. Felt
strongly throughout much of southern California from Santa
Barbara to San Diego and east as far as the Palm Springs-Indio
area.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1991.
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|
| 1992 |
Landers, California
|
7.3 |
11:57:34
One person was killed at Yucca Valley,
two people died of heart attacks, more than 400 people were
injured and substantial damage occurred in the Landers-Yucca
Valley area. Maximum intensity IX. Preliminary estimate of
damage for this earthquake plus the following magnitude 6.7
event at 1505 UTC is 92 million U.S. dollars. Felt throughout
southern California, southern Nevada, western Arizona and
southern Utah. Felt in high-rise buildings as far north as
Boise, Idaho and as far east as Albuquerque, New Mexico and
Denver, Colorado. Surface faulting observed along a
70-kilometer segment from Joshua Tree to near Barstow with as
much as 5.5 meters of horizontal displacement and as much as
1.8 meters of vertical displacement. Seiches were reported as
far north as Lake Union, Washington and as far east as Aurora,
Colorado and Corpus Christi, Texas.
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
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|
| 1992 |
Big Bear, California
|
6.5 |
15:05:30
Some people injured, substantial damage and landslides in the Big
Bear Lake and Big Bear City areas. Maximum intensity VIII. Felt
throughout much of southern California and in parts of southern
Nevada and western Arizona.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1992.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey