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The 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale on Monday January 14, at about 3:30 p.m. local time (20:36 UTC), is described by the United States Geological Survey as one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history. [2]
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings — later followed by discoveries of Earth's tectonic plates, [1] seismotomography imaging technique, [2] observations using space satellites from outer space, [3] artificial intelligence (AI)-based ...
The 1907 Sumatra earthquake was a "tsunami earthquake" that produced low levels of shaking. [1] However, it generated an Indian Ocean wide tsunami that caused 2,188 deaths. 2,188: 14 [6] Jamaica, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica: 6.5: 0.0: The 1907 Kingston earthquake left at least 1,000 people killed. Major property damage was caused.
A small earthquake occurred in Brown County, Ohio, along the border with Kentucky, early Thursday. A 2.4 magnitude quake happened about 4 miles from Georgetown at a depth of 5 miles just after ...
Southern Ohio was in for a slight − and temporary − shake on Monday afternoon, when a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit the area. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the seismic event occurred ...
A rare earthquake shook up northeast Ohio on Monday, registering 4.0 on the Richter Scale, officials said. The quake was centered 2.5 miles northwest of Eastlake, Ohio, and struck at about 10:50 a ...
The Parkfield earthquake caused some damage. 5 [8] Mexico, Gulf of California: 6.9: 0.0: Depth unknown. 16 [9] German Empire, offshore Lindi Region, German East Africa: 6.9: 0.0: Depth unknown. 31 [10] Bulgaria, Dobrich Province: 6.4: 0.0: VIII Depth unknown. 4 people died and 50 were injured in the 1901 Black Sea earthquake. 1,200 homes were ...
Bellevue is a historic farmhouse located near the village of Kingston in southern Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. [1] Built of brick on a stone foundation, [2] it was the home of leading early Ohio politician Renick Dunlap. [3]