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The 5.8 M w Livermore earthquake shakes the East Bay area of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This first event in a doublet earthquake is followed two days later by a 5.4 M w shock. Total financial losses from the events is $11.5 million.
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The 1980 Eureka earthquake (also known as the Gorda Basin earthquake) occurred on November 8 at 02:27:34 local time along the northern coastal area of California in the United States. With a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), this strike-slip earthquake was the largest to occur in California in 28 years.
UTC time: 1980-01-24 18:00: ISC event: 653190: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: January 24, 1980 (): Local time: 11:00 PST: Magnitude: 5.8 M w [1]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Greenville Fault: Type: Strike-slip: Areas affected: East Bay Northern California United States: Total damage: $11.5 million: Max. intensity: MMI VII (Very strong) [2]: Casualties: 44 injured: The 1980 ...
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Clockwise from top-left: people welcoming six freed hostages back to the United States, as a result of the "Canadian Caper"; the 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow, Soviet Union in what is now Russia; Pac-Man is released in the arcades becoming the highest-earning arcade game of all time; Iraq invades Iran initiating the Iran-Iraq War; students of Gwangju, South Korea uprise in response ...