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M7.5 - Antofagasta, Chile, 1967
The shock caused one death and several injuries, and inflicted severe property damage at Quillagua and Tocopilla, two small villages near the earthquake's epicenter. Eighty percent of the structures were destroyed at Quillagua; Tocopilla sustained damage to about 20 percent of its buildings. Numerous roads were damaged or blocked by earthslides in the area.
From United States Earthquakes, 1967.M7.2 - Cedar Mountain, Nevada, 1932
One of the largest earthquakes in the United States This shock struck west-central Nevada. Damage was slight, due to few inhabitants, but the shock was felt all over Nevada and as far as Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
M7.1 - Santa Barbara Channel, California, 1812
One of the largest earthquakes in the United States.
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