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M6.4 - Comoros Region (NW of Madagascar), 1985
Felt at Mtwara and Newala, Tanzania and in the Mocimbao da Praia area, Mozambique. Believed to be the largest instrumentally located hypocenter in this area.
M6.7 - Caucasus Region, Russia, 1970
Two moderate earthquakes occurred a few miles west of Machackala, a city of about 165,000 population and located on the Caspian Sea, that caused extensive damage in the Dagestan Republic. One report stated houses tumbled, landslides cascaded down mountainsides, and fissures opened in the ground. It also noted that waves were generated that submerged sand dunes along the Caspian Sea. The earthquakes, which occurred nine hours apart, probably caused a high number of casualties, but no official count was released.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1970, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 5.M7.5 - Alaska Peninsula, 1948
One of the largest earthquakes in the United States.
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