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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1958 |
Kuril Islands
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8.3 |
50th Anniversary
Destructive earthquake (intensity IX) on the island of Iturup (Kuriles):
felt in the Kuriles, Hokkaido and northern Honshu. Intensity VII at Kushiro,
VI at Nemuro, Obihiro, Urakawa, Sapporo, Hachinohe, Aomori, Morioka.
Slight damage reported at Kushiro, telephone lines cut, dozens of trains brought to a standstill.
A tsunami was feared, and the alert was given by the seismological service along
all the coasts of Hokkaido and in some parts of Honshu:
the coastal population was evacuated, but fears proved unjustified.
Abridged from
Rothé, J.P., 1969, The seismicity of the earth, 1953-1965: Paris, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 336 p.
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| 1983 |
Eastern China
|
5.7 |
Thirty-four people killed, about 2,200 injured
and about 3,300 houses destroyed in the
Heze-Dongming area of Shandong Province. Also
felt in parts of Hebei and Henan Provinces.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1983.
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| 1988 |
Burma-China Border Region
|
7.3 |
20th Anniversary
Three events about 9 seconds apart. Seven hundred thirty people killed, 3,900 injured, 267,000 homeless, 29
reservoirs severely damaged and 67 percent of the public buildings destroyed in the Lancang-Menglian area, China.
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About 3.2 million people in China were affected by the quake. Several highways were cut or covered by mudslides
and damage occurred in large parts of southwestern Yunnan Province, China. Felt strongly throughout Yunnan
Province. A number of aftershocks were felt throughout the province. Damage in the Chiang Rai area, Thailand.
Also felt at Lashio, Burma and Bangkok, Thailand.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1988.
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| 1990 |
Southern Iran
|
6.6 |
At least 22 people killed, 100 injured,
21,000 homeless and 18 villages severely damaged in the Darab
area.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1990.
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| 1997 |
Southern Quebec, Canada
|
4.8 |
One person died of a heart attack. Felt in many parts of
southern Quebec. Felt as far south as Ottawa, Ontario and
as far east as Edmundston, New Brunswick. Felt (V) at
Adamstown; (IV) at Clayton Lake, Farmington, Saint Francis,
Saint John and Shirley Mills, Maine. Felt (V) at East Haven
and Newport; (IV) at Barton, Beebe Plain, Sheldon Springs
and West Glover, Vermont. Also felt (IV) at Groveton, New
Hampshire. Felt in western Maine, northern New Hampshire,
northern Vermont and parts of northeastern New York in the
United States.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1997.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey