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1993 Finisterre earthquakes: This earthquake was the first and the largest in an earthquake sequence that affected the Ramu-Markham Valley that affected the area over the month of October. 60 people were killed and 200 were injured, mostly due to landslides triggered by the shocks. Many villages near the epicenter were severely damaged.
2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.3 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere; 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.0 earthquake with an epicenter 120 miles (190 km) southwest of American Samoa generated tsunami waves up to 16 feet (5 m), killing 34 people in American Samoa and causing extensive damage [39]
The 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake, also known as the "Spring break quake", occurred in the U.S. state of Oregon on March 25 at 5:34 AM Pacific Standard Time. With a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII ( Very strong ) on the Mercalli intensity scale , it was the largest earthquake in the Pacific Northwest since the ...
Pages in category "1993 earthquakes" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Earthquake: 57 $23 billion Northridge earthquake: Greater Los Angeles area: 1993 Blizzard: 79–300 $6.6 billion Storm of the Century: East Coast of North and Central America 1993 Flood: 50 $15 billion Great Flood of 1993: Midwest: 1992 Hurricane: 6 $3.1 billion Hurricane Iniki: Hawaii 1992 Hurricane: 26 $25 billion Hurricane Andrew: Florida ...
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, killing more than 2,200 people and destroying or damaging about 13,000 homes. Follow the latest on the aftermath of the Turkey earthquake here 28 ...
The 1993 Klamath Falls earthquakes took place in Klamath Falls, Oregon, beginning on Monday, September 20 at 8:28 p.m. The doublet earthquake registered respective magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale. The earthquakes were located at a depth of 5.6 miles (9 km) and tremors continued to be felt more than three months after the ...
The researchers found that approximately 30% of all earthquakes from 1980 to 2016 near the Missouri-Kentucky border, all magnitude 2.5 or greater, were likely aftershocks from the three major ...