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1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: At least 63 people died and another 3,757 were injured. Major damage was caused in the San Francisco Bay Area, with many structures collapsing there. Also known as the World Series earthquake, it is the largest event to affect the area since 1906. 63 3,757 18 [156] Solomon Islands, Makira: 6.1 45.4 V – - - 18 [157]
Location MMI Mag. Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes; 2001-02-28: Puget Sound: VIII: 6.8 M w 0–1: 400: $1–4 billion: 1999-07-03: Satsop: VII: 5.8 M w 7: $8.1 million [1] [2] 1965-04-29: Puget Sound: VIII: 6.7 M w 7: $12.5 million: 1962-11-06: Clark County: VII: 5.2 M w Minor [3] 1949-04-13: Olympia: VIII: 6.7 M w 8: At least 64: $25 ...
1948 Desert Hot Springs earthquake: April 13, 1949: Washington: 6.7 M w 8: 1949 Olympia earthquake: July 21, 1952: California: 7.3 M w 14: 1952 Kern County earthquake: July 6, 1954: Nevada 6.6 M w 0 1954 Rainbow Mountain earthquake [2] August 24, 1954: Nevada 6.8 M w 0 1954 Stillwater earthquake [2] December 16, 1954: Nevada 7.1 M w 0 1954 ...
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin time, location and earthquake magnitude) and fatality information from several sources. Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [ 1 ] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [ 2 ] which is complete to December 2005.
New York City, Arlington County, Virginia, and Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania: $10,000,000,000 (2001) 2,977 victims and 19 hijackers. Deadliest disaster in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Deadliest act of terrorism in United States history. 2,982 (estimated) 2017 Hurricane Maria: Tropical cyclone
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a magnitude 5.8 M w earthquake hit Virginia on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 17:51:04 UTC (1:51 pm Eastern Daylight Time). The quake occurred at an approximate depth of 3.7 miles and was centered in Louisa County (location at 37.936°N, 77.933°W), 5 miles SSW of Mineral, Virginia and 37 miles NW of Richmond, Virginia's capital. [3]
June 8 – The wreck of German battleship Bismarck, which was sunk in 1941, is located about 600 miles (970 km) west of Brest, France. [32] [33] June 15 – At the 1989 Irish general election, Fianna Fáil, led by Taoiseach Charles Haughey, fails to win a majority. [34]