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M5.3 - Tajikistan, 1989
Two hundred seventy-four people killed, many injured, extensive damage (VII) and mudslides in the Gissar area. Nearly all the casualties were caused by mudslides which buried Sharora and two nearby villages. Felt (VI) at Gulkhani and Sarkishti; (V) at Dushanbe and Tursunzade; (IV) at Denau and Nurek.
M6.3, 6.3, 6.7 - Tennant Creek, Australia, 1988
Three earthquakes above magnitude 6 in the same day. Damage in the Tennant Creek area. Felt over two-thirds of Australia. According to preliminary reports from the Australian Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, two fault scarps about 8 km apart striking approximately east-southeast were observed in the epicentral area. The southernmost scarp was about 15 km long with a maximum throw of about one meter.
M7.2 - Offshore Cape Mendocino, California, 1923
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States. Houses were damaged severely at Ferndale, Petrolia, and Upper Mattole; many chimneys were downed; and water lines were broken. At Pepperwood, one house was shaken from its foundation and split apart, and another was twisted from its base. Chimneys also were knocked over at Alton, Dyerville, Fortuna, Loleta, Ocean House, and Scotia. Several landslides occurred in the canyon. Felt from Walker (Siskiyou County) south to San Francisco and beyond and east to Grass Valley (Nevada County). It also was observed on several ships at sea. Many aftershocks occurred in the Petrolia-Upper Mattole region. A small tsunami was recorded.
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