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M5.9 - Greece, 1967
In the mountainous area of northern Arta Province, 9 were killed, 56 injured, and over 100 houses destroyed. The area of maximum intensity encompassed the villages of Drosopighi, Pramanta, Melisourgoe, and Theodoriana. Extensive earthslides occurred in the Ioannina (Jannina) District.
From United States Earthquakes, 1968.M7.2 - Turkmenistan, 1929
3,800 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. This earthquake caused casualties and severe damage on both sides of the Iran-Turkmenistan (Persia-USSR) border. More than 3,250 people were killed and 88 villages destroyed or damaged in the Baghan-Gifan area, Iran. Damage also occurred at Bojnurd. Nearly all buildings were destroyed at Germab, Turkmenistan. Damage occurred to 57 places in Turkmenistan, including Ashgabat (Ashkhabad), where there were some casualties. About 50 km (30 mi) of surface faulting was observed on the Baghan-Germab fault. Aftershocks occurred until 1933; a strong one on 13 July 1929 caused additional casualties.
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