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| Year |
Location |
Magnitude |
Comment |
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| 1605 |
Tokaido, Japan
|
7.9 |
5,000 deaths. Tsunami.
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| 1906 |
Off coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
|
8.8 |
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the World.
Damage in the Tumaco, Colombia - Esmeraldas, Ecuador area from the
earthquake and tsunami. Earthquake damage occurred as far as 100 km
(60 mi) inland, from Cali, Colombia to Otavalo, Ecuador. Felt as far away
as Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Tsunami waves as high as 5 m (16 ft) observed
at Tumaco, but fortunately some of the waves were dissipated on offshore
islands before reaching the city. About 450 houses destroyed in the
Guapi area, Colombia by a series of 6 waves, the largest described as being
as high as tall trees. Coastal uplift as high as 1.6 m (5 ft) observed in
the harbors of Manta, Ecuador and Buenaventura, Colombia. Submarine
cables were broken in several places between Buenaventura and Panama.
Cable breaks also occurred off Puerto Rico, implying there may have been a
tsunami generated in the Caribbean Sea as well.
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|
| 1912 |
Prince William Sound, Alaska
|
7.0 |
One of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
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|
| 1922 |
West of Eureka, California
|
7.3 |
One of the Largest Earthquakes of the United States.
|
|
| 1986 |
Ohio
|
5.0 |
Seventeen people treated for minor injuries and some damage (VI)
sustained in the Painesville-Mentor area. Minor damage also occurred at Bainbridge, Bowling Green, Chardon, Geneva,
Huntsburg, Kirtland, Leroy, Madison, Metals Park, Middlefield, Perry, Perry Nuclear Plant, Thompson, Warren and
Willoughby. Minor damage in Pennsylvania at Albion and Linesville. Felt throughout most of Ohio and parts of
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ontario, Canada. Some additional
states with only a few felt reports included Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, Wisconsin and the District
of Columbia.
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|
| 1991 |
Hindu Kush Region
|
6.9 |
Estimated 200-400 people killed, many
injured and many homes destroyed or damaged in Konar, Nangarhar
and Badakhshan Provinces, Afghanistan. At least 300 people
killed, hundreds injured and several thousand houses damaged in
the Malakand-Chitral-Peshawar area, Pakistan. Three people died
of heart attacks, severe damage (VII) and landslides occurred
in the Khorog area, SSR. Felt (VI) at Ishkashim, Parkhar,
Dushanbe, Garm, Dzhirgatal, Lyangar and Gissar; (V) at
Shaartuz, Sherkent, Gezan, Leninabad, Tashkent and Namangan;
(IV) at Chimkent; (III) at Dzhambul and Frunze, SSR. Felt
throughout northeastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and
northern India as far away as Delhi. Also felt throughout
Tajikistan and eastern Uzbekistan, SSR.
From
Significant Earthquakes of the World 1991.
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey