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M7.2 - Northern Colombia, 1992
One person killed, 50 injured and damage in the Murindo-Apartado-Medellin area. At least ten people killed, 65 injured and 1,500 homeless by the explosion of a mud volcano in the San Pedro de Uraba area. Slight damage at Bogota. Felt in much of northwestern Colombia as far south as Cali. Felt strongly in Darien Province, Panama. Also felt (IV) on the Azuero Peninsula and at Panama City, Panama. Felt at Caracas and Valencia, Venezuela. Also felt on Aruba. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Liquefaction was observed in the Murindo area and as far north as Apartado. small island emerged from the Caribbean Sea off San Juan de Uraba.
M6.9 - Loma Prieta, California, 1989
Local time: October 17.
Three events about 1.5 and 3.0 seconds apart, respectively. Sixty-two people killed, 3,757 injured and damage estimated at 5.6 billion U.S. dollars. Maximum intensity IX in parts of Oakland and San Francisco. Numerous landslides occurred in the epicentral area and liquefaction occurred in some areas of Oakland and San Francisco. Felt from Eureka to Los Angeles and east as far as Fallon, Nevada. Also felt in highrise buildings in San Diego. A small tsunami with maximum wave height (peak-to-trough) of 40 cm was recorded at Monterey.M5.4 - Eastern Turkey, 1984
Three people killed, 35 injured, and 75,000 homes damaged in the Erzurum-Senkaya area.
M5.1 - Irondale, Alabama, 1916
The largest historical earthquake in Alabama.
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