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Date Area Epicenter Mag. MMI Depth (km) Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Source April 18, 2008: 7 km (4.3 mi) NNE of Bellmont, Wabash County: 5.2 M w: VII 14.3 2 Limited / strike-slip (left lateral)
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]
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.
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 ...
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. From January 2006, earthquake locations are from the United States Geological Survey 's Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE) [ 3 ] monthly listing.
List of earthquakes in 1989; 1989 Chenoua earthquake; 1989 Irian Jaya earthquake; G. 1989 Gissar earthquake; L. 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake; M. 1989 Malawi earthquake; N.
It’s hot, Chicago, but it’s been hotter. The first 100-degree day was recorded on July 16, 1887. When the Tribune reported on “how fashionable people solve the hot weather problem ...
Est. Deaths Date Name Country Place Description 27–34+ 23 February 1807: 1807 Newgate disaster United Kingdom: Newgate Prison, London: Dozens of spectators were crushed to death when part of a crowd of around 40,000 witnessing an execution surged forward after a wooden cart collapsed. 110: 12 February 1823: Carnival tragedy of 1823: Malta ...