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M5.8 - Pawnee, Oklahoma, 2016
This is the largest earthquake up to this time in Oklahoma, and it was an induced event from waste-water injection following fracking operations.
M6.6 - Central Turkey, 1968
This shock centered in the vicinity of Bartin, Turkey, caused 24 deaths, 200 injuries, and destroyed over 2,000 houses. Several villages were completely razed. At Amasra, water in the Big Port first drew back 1.5 meters, leaving fish jumping on dry land, and then rose 3 meters. Huge landslides and rockfalls were observed along a 9-mile stretch of the coast of Big Port. A lake was created by landslide action at Cakraz, where the sea receded about 12-15 meters and never returned entirely to its original level.
From United States Earthquakes, 1968.
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