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| x The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park |
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Loma Prieta earthquake |
The Forest of Nisene Marks is a State Park located in Aptos, California (37|03|N|121|90|W) and contains over 40 miles (64 km) of hiking trails and fire roads through approximately 10,000 acres (40 km) of variable terrain. The park was named for...
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| x Alum Rock |
Alum Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Clara County, California, United States and a community of San Jose. The CDP, which excludes all annexed areas, had a population of 13,479 at the 2000 census. Alum Rock was named after a rock...
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| x Kern County |
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Kern County, California, USA earthquake |
Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Established in 1866, it extends east beyond the southern slope of the eastern Sierra Nevada range into the Mojave Desert, and includes parts of the...
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| x Valparaíso |
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Valparaso, Chile earthquake |
Valparaíso (literally in Spanish: Valle Paraíso (Paradise Valley) and also called "Valpo" locally) (Mapudungun: Aliamapu or "burned land"') is a city in central Chile and one of that country's most important seaports and an increasingly vital...
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| x Lompoc |
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Offshore Lompoc, California, USA earthquake |
Lompoc (pronounced /Lom'-poke/) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The population was 41,103 at the 2000 census.
Prior to the Spanish conquest, the area was inhabited by the Chumash tribe. The name of the city is derived...
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| x Dixie Valley Nevada | Dixie Valley, Nevada, USA earthquake |
Dixie Valley, Nevada was a ranching community in Churchill County, Nevada. The community is located in a valley of the same name that runs north-south in the west-central part of the state. The valley lies between the Stillwater Range and the Clan...
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| x Colombia | Colombia 1999 earthquake |
Colombia (pronounced /kəˈlʌmbiə/), officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: República de Colombia, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðe koˈlombja] ( listen)), is a constitutional republic in northwestern South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by...
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| Colombia 1970 earthquake | |||||
| x Agadir |
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1960 Agadir earthquake |
Agadir (Arabic: أغادير Aġadīr or Agadīr, Berber (Amazigh): ) is a major city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Agadir province (MA-AGD) and the Sous-Massa-Draa economic region (#13).
The word Agadir means in Berber "wall, masoned wall enclosing a...
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| x Conza della Campania |
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Conza della Campania, Avellino, Italy earthquake |
Conza della Campania (formerly called Compsa) is a comune (municipality) in the province of province of Avellino in the region of Campania in Italy.
It was an ancient city of the Hirpini occupied by Hannibal in 216 BC. During the Early Middle Ages...
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| x Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories | Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada earthquake |
Nahanni Butte (Slavey language: Tthenáágó "strong rock") is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located at the confluence of the Liard and South Nahanni Rivers in the southwestern part...
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| x Long Beach |
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1933 Long Beach earthquake |
Long Beach is a large city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It is situated in Los Angeles County, about 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. Long Beach borders Orange County on its southeast edge.
Long Beach is...
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| x Spain |
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Spain 1954 earthquake |
Spain /ˈspeɪn/ (help·info) (Spanish: España, pronounced [esˈpaɲa] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland...
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| x Charlevoix, Quebec | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada earthquake |
Charlevoix is a touristic region east of Quebec City.
The Manoir Richelieu and Casino de Charlevoix are both located in La Malbaie.
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| x Joshua Tree |
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Joshua Tree, California, USA earthquake |
Joshua Tree is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 4,207 at the 2000 census.
Joshua Tree is located at 34°7′37″N 116°19′7″W / 34.12694°N 116.31861°W / 34.12694; -116.31861 (34...
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| x Skopje |
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1963 Skopje earthquake |
Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје) [ˈskɔpje] (help·info) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as its political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. It was...
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| x Gujarat |
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2001 Gujarat earthquake |
Gujarat (Gujarati: ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, - [ɡudʒ(ə)ɾat]( listen)) is the westernmost state in India. It is home to the Gujarati speaking people of India. The state encompasses major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization such as Lothal and Dholavira....
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| x Kobe |
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Great Hanshin earthquake |
Kobe (神戸市, Kōbe-shi) is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.5 million. The city is located in the Kansai region of Japan and is part of the...
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| x Mammoth Lakes |
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Mammoth Lakes, California, USA May 25 1980 III earthquake |
Mammoth Lakes is a town in Mono County, California, the county's only incorporated community. It is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Mount Morrison, at an elevation of 7,880 feet (2,400 m). The population was 7,093 at the 2000 census.
According...
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| Mammoth Lakes, California, USA May 25 1980 II earthquake | |||||
| Mammoth Lakes, California, USA May 27 1980 earthquake | |||||
| Mammoth Lakes, California, USA May 25 1980 I earthquake | |||||
| x Erzincan |
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1939 Erzincan earthquake |
Erzincan (Armenian: Երզնկա, Yerznka) is the capital of Erzincan Province in the eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. Nearby cities include Erzurum, Sivas, Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Malatya, Gumushane, Bayburt, and Giresun. The city is located at 39°...
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| x Ningxia |
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Ningxia-Gansu, China earthquake |
Ningxia (simplified Chinese: 宁夏; traditional Chinese: 寧夏; pinyin: Níngxià; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal map spelling: Ningsia), full name Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (simplified Chinese: 宁夏回族自治区; traditional Chinese: 寧夏回族自治區; pinyin: Níngxià...
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| x Qinghai |
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Tsinghai, China earthquake |
Qinghai (help·info) (Chinese: 青海; pinyin: Qīnghǎi Shěng; Tibetan: མཚོ་སྔོན་; Salar: Göxdeñiz Velayat; Mongolian; Köke Naɣur) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake. It borders Gansu on the northeast, the Xinjiang...
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| x Nankaido | Nankaido, Japan earthquake |
The Nankaidō (南海道), literally meaning "southern sea road," was both an ancient region of Japan and an ancient road which connected provincial capitals in this region. It was one of the Gokishichidō.
The Nankaidō encompassed the pre-Meiji provincial...
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| x Borah Peak |
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Borah Peak, Idaho, USA earthquake |
Borah Peak (also known as Mount Borah) is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is located in the central section of the Lost River Range, within the Challis National Forest in eastern Custer County. The peak is named for William Borah...
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| x Cascadia subduction zone |
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Cascadia earthquake |
The Cascadia subduction zone (also referred to as the Cascadia fault) is a subduction zone, a type of convergent plate boundary that stretches from northern Vancouver Island to northern California. Major cities affected by a disturbance in this...
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| x Yakutat Bay |
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Yakutat Bay, Alaska, USA earthquake |
Yakutat Bay is a 29-km-wide (18 mi) bay in the U.S. state of Alaska, extending southwest from Disenchantment Bay to the Gulf of Alaska. "Yakutat" is a Tlingit name reported as "Jacootat" and "Yacootat" by Yuri Lisianski in 1805.
Yakutat Bay was the...
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| x San Francisco Peninsula |
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San Francisco Peninsula, California, USA earthquake |
The San Francisco Peninsula is a peninsula in California that separates the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. On its northern tip is the City and County of San Francisco. Its southern base is in Santa Clara County, including the cities of...
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| x Unimak Island |
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Unimak Island, Alaska, USA earthquake |
Unimak Island (Unimax in Aleut) is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the easternmost island in the Aleutians and, with an area of 4,069.9 km² (1,571.41 mi²), the ninth largest island in the United...
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| x Morgan Hill |
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Morgan Hill, California, USA earthquake |
Morgan Hill (pronounced /ˈmɔrɡɨn ˈhɪl/) is a city located in the southern part of Santa Clara County, California, United States. Founded on November 10, 1906, the city was named after Hiram Morgan Hill, a San Franciscan who built a country retreat...
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| x Koyna Nagar | Koyna, India earthquake |
Koynanagar is a town in Maharashtra, India. It is situated on the Chiplun-Sangli state highway on the banks of Koyna River. The town is small but famous for Koyna Dam, the largest hydroelectric project in Maharashtra. An earthquake in 1967 flattened...
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| x Landers |
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Landers, California, USA earthquake |
Landers is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California. The town lies in the Homestead Valley of the Mojave Desert, northeast of Flamingo Heights. The closest large towns are Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree. The town has its own...
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| x Winters |
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Winters, California, USA earthquake |
Winters is a city in Yolo County, California. The population was 6,977 as of July 2008. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is near Lake Berryessa. It is noted as the one-time residence of...
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| x Grand Banks |
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Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada earthquake |
The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a group of underwater plateaus southeast of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. These areas are relatively shallow, ranging from 80 to 330 feet (24–100 m) in depth. The cold Labrador Current...
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| x Owari Province |
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Mino-Owari, Japan earthquake |
Owari (尾張国, Owari no Kuni) was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishū (尾州).
The ancient capital of Owari was near Inazawa in the western part...
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| x Santa Barbara |
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Santa Barbara, California, USA earthquake |
Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the west coast, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea...
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| x Timiskaming, Quebec |
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Timiskaming, Quebec, Canada earthquake |
Timiskaming is an Indian reserve in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.
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| x Rat Islands |
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Rat Islands, Alaska, USA 2003 earthquake |
The Rat Islands (Qax̂um tanangis in Aleut) are a volcanic group of islands in the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska, between Buldir Island and the Near Islands group to its west, and Amchitka Pass and the Andreanof Islands group to its east, at...
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| Rat Islands, Alaska, USA 1965 earthquake | |||||
| x Guatemala |
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Guatemala earthquake |
Guatemala (Spanish: República de Guatemala, Spanish pronunciation: [reˈpuβlika ðe ɣwateˈmala]) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to...
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| x Mongolia |
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Mongolia earthquake |
Mongolia (pronounced /mɒŋˈɡoʊliə/; Mongolian: Монгол улс (help·info), literally Mongol country/nation, ) is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and...
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| x Hebgen Lake |
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Hebgen Lake, Montana, USA earthquake |
Hebgen Lake is a lake located in Southwest Montana. It is well known for a magnitude 7.5 earthquake which occurred nearby on August 17, 1959, forming Quake Lake which is located immediately downstream.
Hebgen Lake and the surrounding area offer many...
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| x Livermore |
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Livermore, California, USA earthquake |
Livermore (formerly, Livermores, Livermore Ranch, and Nottingham) is a city in Alameda County. The population was 73,345 at the 2000 census, but estimated by city officials to be presently in 100,000 +. Livermore is located in the Bay Area....
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| x Peru |
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Peru earthquake |
Peru (Spanish: Perú, Quechua: Piruw, Aymara: Piruw), officially the Republic of Peru (Spanish: República del Perú, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðel peˈɾu] ( listen)), is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and...
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| x Imperial Valley |
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Imperial Valley, California, USA 1940 earthquake |
The Imperial Valley is a region of southeastern California (USA) located, in part, between the Colorado River and the Salton Sea, which is California's largest saltwater lake. Major population centers are Brawley, Calexico and El Centro which is the...
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| Imperial Valley, California, USA 1979 earthquake | |||||
| x İzmit |
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1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquake |
İzmit (Greek: Νικομήδεια) is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit (the ancient Gulf of Astacus) in the Sea of Marmara, about 100 km (62 mi)...
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| x Hokkaido |
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Hokkaid_, Japan earthquake |
Hokkaidō (help·info) (北海道, literally "North Sea Circuit"), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō...
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| x Sylmar |
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Sylmar earthquake |
Sylmar is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. It is located east of Interstate 5 and north of the city of San Fernando. Sylmar was once the site of the world’s largest olive groves - hence its name,...
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| x Killari |
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Latur-Killari, India earthquake |
The Latur earthquake struck India at 03:55 local time (UTC + 04:30) on September 30, 1993. The main area affected was the Maharashtra State in Western India. The earthquake primarily affected the districts of Latur and Osmanabad. It was an...
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| x Parkfield |
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Parkfield, California, USA 1966 earthquake |
Parkfield (formerly, Russelsville) is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It is located on Little Chalome Creek 21 miles (34 km) east of Bradley, at an elevation of 1529 feet (466 m). As of 2007 road signs announce the...
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| Parkfield, California, USA 1934 earthquake | |||||
| Parkfield, California, USA 1901 earthquake | |||||
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| Parkfield, California, USA 1922 earthquake | |||||
| x Oroville |
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Oroville, California, USA earthquake |
Oroville (formerly, Ophir City) is the county seat of Butte County, California. The population was 13,004 at the 2000 census, and it is one of the faster growing towns in California, with an 11.9% increase in population from 2000 to June 2007. The...
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| x Haicheng |
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Haicheng, China earthquake |
Haicheng (simplified Chinese: 海城; traditional Chinese: 海城; pinyin: Hǎichéng) is a county-level city of Anshan City, Liaoning Province, in the People's Republic of China. It is located about 200 kilometers from Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning...
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| x Coalinga |
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Coalinga, California, USA earthquake |
Coalinga (pronounced /ˌkoʊ.əˈlɪŋɡə/ or /kəˈlɪŋɡə/; formerly, Coaling Station, Coalingo and Coalinga Station) is a city in Fresno County, California. The population was 11,668 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 18,061 in 2007. It is the site of...
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| x Charleston |
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Charleston, Missouri, USA earthquake |
Charleston is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mississippi County.
Charleston is the biggest town on the Missouri side near the confluence of the Mississippi...
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| x Concord |
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Concord, California, USA earthquake |
Concord (pronounced /ˈkɒŋkərd/; formerly, Drunken Indian and Todos Santos) is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA, and the 202nd largest in the U.S. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,780. Originally...
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| x North Cascades |
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North Cascades, Washington, USA earthquake |
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the US state of Washington and are officially named in Canada as the Cascade Mountains. They...
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| x Tango Province |
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Tango, Japan earthquake |
Tango Province (丹後国, Tango no Kuni) was an old province in the area that is today northern Kyoto Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan. Tango bordered on Tajima, Tamba, and Wakasa provinces.
At various times both Maizuru and Miyazu were the capital and...
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| x Niigata Prefecture |
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Niigata, Japan earthquake |
Niigata prefecture (新潟県, Niigata-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".
The area that is now Niigata...
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| x New Ireland |
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New Ireland, Papua New Guinea earthquake |
New Ireland (Tok Pisin: Niu Ailan) is a large island in Papua New Guinea, approximately 8,650 km² in area. It is the main and largest island of the New Ireland Province. It lies northeast of the island of New Britain. Both islands are a part of the...
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| x Huslia |
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Huslia, Alaska, USA earthquake |
Huslia is a village of Koyukuk-hotana Athabascans in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. Rarely known as Hussliakatna. At the 2000 census the population was 293.
Huslia is located at 65°42′7″N 156°23′14″W / 65.70194°N 156.38722°W /...
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| x Prince William Sound |
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Good Friday Earthquake |
Prince William Sound is a sound of the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System....
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| x Calaveras Fault |
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Calaveras Fault, California, USA 1897 earthquake |
The Calaveras Fault is a major branch of the San Andreas Fault located in northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area. It runs east of the San Andreas, diverging from it in the vicinity of Hollister, California, and is responsible for the...
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| x Tangshan |
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1976 Tangshan earthquake |
Tangshan (Chinese: 唐山; pinyin: Tángshān shì) is a mainly industrial prefecture-level city in Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It became known after the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, 7.5 on the Richter scale which flattened the city. The city...
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