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M5.9 - Cyprus Region, 1995
Two people killed and five injured in the Paphos area. Fifty houses destroyed, 70 seriously damaged and 500 slightly damaged in the Paphos and Nicosia areas. Twenty masonry houses were destroyed at Arodhes. Felt (VII) at Arodhes, Peristerona and Polis; (VI) at Kathikas, Peyia and Stroumbi; (V) at Kykkou Monastery; (IV) at Larnaca, Limassol and Nicosia; (III) at Paralimni. Felt throughout Cyprus. Also felt in northern Israel and Lebanon.
M6.9 - Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1969
Madjene, on the west coast of Celebes, was the most seriously damaged by this strong shock. Eighty percent of the brick structures were damaged, and some completely collapsed. In Madjene and environs, 64 people were killed, 97 injured, and over 1,200 buildings were wrecked. Much of the damage in the villages resulted from faulty construction, and their location on alluvium instead of rock or more firm ground. Ground fissures were noted in several places. A tsunami was generated that reached about 4 meters height along the coastal villages north of Madjene. Several wooden houses located at the end of a bay were swept away by the waves. The press reported that the tsunami took 600 lives.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1969 and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 1.
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