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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]
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 million: 1946-06-23 ...
1935 Helena earthquake: July 15, 1936: Oregon, Washington: 5.8 M L 0: 1936 State Line earthquake: July 22, 1937: Alaska 7.3 M s 0 1937 Alaska earthquake [2] November 10, 1938: Alaska 8.2 M w 0 [8] May 18, 1940: California: 6.9 M w 9: 1940 El Centro earthquake: December 20, 1940: New Hampshire: 5.3 M w 0: 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: December ...
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 ...
1989 Earthquake: 69 $6 billion Loma Prieta earthquake: San Francisco Bay Area, California 1989 Hurricane: 49 $7 billion (1989 USD) Hurricane Hugo: Caribbean and Eastern North America. Damage figure for U.S. only. At least 111 total deaths, with 37 in the continental U.S. and 12 in the U.S. possession of Puerto Rico. 1988 Heat wave and Drought ...
A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: Earthquake San Francisco Bay Area, California: $6,000,000,000 (1989) Including 42 deaths due to the collapse of the Cypress Street Viaduct: 68 1994 American Eagle Flight 4184: Accident – aircraft Roselawn, Indiana: 67 2025 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision: Accident – aircraft Potomac River near Washington D.C.
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.