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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1865 |
Near Memphis, Tennessee
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5.0 |
The largest historical earthquake in Tennessee.
At Memphis, chimneys were thrown down. At New Madrid,
Misssouri, chimneys were damaged and waves formed on the river,
that were like those made by a passing steamboat. The
earth appeared to undulate. Felt from St. Louis, Missouri, to
Jackson, Mississippi. Also felt in Illinois.
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|
| 1906 |
Rat Islands, Alaska
|
7.8 |
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
|
|
| 1949 |
Erzurum, Turkey
|
6.8 |
Aga Kevy destroyed. Also destructive in
Erzurum, Karilova, and Bingel.
320 killed.
From United States Earthquakes.
|
|
| 1972 |
New Britain region, P.N.G.
|
7.1 |
The earthquake caused a two-foot tsunami at Pomino
on southeast New Britain. It was widely felt with a
maximum intensity of V at Rabaul and
Palmalmal.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1972,
and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 4, Number 6.
|
|
| 1983 |
Luzon, Philippine Islands
|
6.5 |
Sixteen people
killed, 47 injured and extensive damage in the
Pasuquin-Laoag-Batac and Serrat areas.
Sandblows, liquefaction, cracks on some
highways, and many landslides occurred in the
area. Felt (III RF) at Manila. Unconfirmed
reports of a small tsunami along the coast of
Ilocos Norte Province.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1983.
|
|
| 1991 |
West of Crescent City, California
|
7.1 |
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
|
|
| 1999 |
Turkey
|
7.6 |
The Izmit Earthquake.
|
At least 17,118 people killed,
nearly 50,000 injured, thousands missing, about 500,000
people homeless and estimated 3 to 6.5 billion U.S.
dollars damage in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakarya
Provinces. Felt as far east as Ankara. Felt (III) at
Anapa, Russia; Chisinau, Moldova; Simferopol and on the
south coast of Crimea, Ukraine. As much as 5 meters of
right-lateral strike-slip displacement occurred along a
120-km zone of the North Anatolian Fault between
Karamursel and Golyaka. Rupture proceeded from west to
east in two subevents. Duration of strong shaking was
37 seconds with maximum acceleration 0.3-0.4g.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1999.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey