On November 8th...
M5.0 - Belgium, 1983
One person killed, one additional person died of a heart attack, 30 injured, and hundreds of buildings damaged in the Liege area. Felt (V) in the southern Netherlands. Also felt in Luxembourg and West Germany.
M7.2 - Offshore Northern California (Gorda Plate), 1980
One of the largest earthquakes in the United States. This earthquake injured 6 people and caused property damage estimated at $2 million. Most of the damage occurred east of Fields Landing, where two sections of an overpass on U.S. Highway 101 collapsed onto the railroad tracks below.
M6.6 - Near Denver, Colorado, 1882
Local time: November 7.
The largest historical earthquake in Colorado. This earthquake caused minor damage in Colorado and southern Wyoming and was felt slightly in Utah and Kansas. The location of this earthquake is very uncertain and has been postulated to have occurred in western Colorado or southern Wyoming.
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