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M6.8 - Greece, 1981
Sixteen people killed, more than 400 injured, and considerable damage in the Athens-Corinth area.
M7.8 - Imperial Valley, California, 1892
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States. At the old Carrizo station in San Diego County, all adobe buildings were destroyed. In Paradise Valley, a church and schoolhouse built on stilts were knocked down and demolished; chimneys and plaster were broken in San Diego. Ground fissures were reported at McCain Valley and Jewel Valley; rockslides were observed between Campo and Carrizo and at Dulzura and Jewel Valley.
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