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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1976 |
Panama-Colombia Border Region
|
7.0 |
The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed
by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four
hours later. Several injured and 10 houses and 1
bridge were destroyed in the area of Darien
bordering on Colombia. There were no reports
of deaths. The quakes were also felt
strongly in northwestern Colombia and
eastern Venezuela.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1976,
and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 8, Number 6.
|
|
| 1995 |
Myanmar-China Border Region
|
6.8 |
Six people killed, 99 injured, more than 100,000 houses destroyed
and 42,000 damaged in the Lancang-Menglian-Ximeng area, China.
Some buildings were also damaged in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai
Provinces, Thailand.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995.
|
|
| 1999 |
Honduras
|
6.7 |
One person killed and another person died from a
heart attack; at least 40 people injured in the
Izabal-Puerto Barrios area, Guatemala. Seven houses
destroyed, forty-one houses sustained considerable damage;
bridges and highways damaged in the Izabal-Puerto Barrios
area, Guatemala. Minor damage in western Honduras. Felt
throughout most of Honduras and in eastern Guatemala. Felt
in Belize, El Salvador and at Villahermosa, Mexico.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1999.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey