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M7.6 - Near Coast of Central Peru, 1974
This destructive earthquake struck near the coast of Peru about 80 kilometers southwest of Lima. The earthquake killed 78, injured more than 2,400, and caused extensive damage in sections of metropolitan Lima. The MM intensities were as high as IX in some isolated areas. The earthquake generated a minor tsunami that was recorded in Peru, Hawaii, Samoa, and California.
From Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 6, Number 6.M7.1 - Pleasant Valley, Nevada, 1915
One of the largest earthquakes in the United States. and the largest historical earthquake in Nevada. This earthquake occurred along a fault on the eastern side of Pleasant Valley, which lies about 64 kilometers southeast of Winnemucca, in the north-central part of Nevada. The epicentral region was almost uninhabited, and, therefore, property damage was less than might have been expected. Damage was confined mainly to an area within 80 kilometers of the fault in Humboldt, Lander, and Pershing Counties, including the towns of Battle Mountain, Kennedy, Lovelock, Winnemucca, and several ranches in Pleasant Valley.
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