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M5.6 - Sicily, Italy, 1990
At least 19 people killed, about 200 injured, 2,500 homeless and severe damage (VII) in the Carlentini area. Damage also occurred at Augusta, Lentini and Noto and slight damage occurred as far away as Cefalu. Felt as far west as Trapani. Kaohsiung.
M6.3 - Yemen, 1982
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. The earthquake was centered about 46 miles south of Sana, the capital. Unconfirmed reports of more than 2,800 people killed, 1,500 injured, 700,000 homeless and about 300 villages destroyed or badly damaged in Yemen. Maximum intensity VIII in the Dawran-Risabah area. Felt throughout Yemen and in the Najran area, Saudi Arabia. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area, as well as extensional ground cracks trending north-northwest in zones up to 15 km in length. This is the first instrumentally located hypocenter in the Dhamar region.
M7.1 - Western Iran, 1957
1,130 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes. About 900 people injured and 211 villages destroyed or severely damaged in the Sahneh-Songor-Asadabad area in Kermanshahan and Hamadan Provinces. Some fissures were observed in alluvium along the Sahneh Fault.
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