{"slug": "modified-mercalli-intensity-scale", "label": "Modified Mercalli intensity scale", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modified_Mercalli_intensity_scale", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170350", "qid": "Q170350", "description": "12-level seismic scale used to measure the intensity and effects of an earthquake", "entries": 121, "years": 77, "span": [1068, 2009], "span_label": ["1068 CE", "2009 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 117}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Mercalli", "Mercalli intensity", "Mercalli intensity scale", "Mercalli scale"], "related": [{"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "sumatra", "label": "Sumatra", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "iran", "label": "Iran", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "algeria", "label": "Algeria", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "germany", "label": "Germany", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ecuador", "label": "Ecuador", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "peru", "label": "Peru", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "united-states-dollar", "label": "United States dollar", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "southern-italy", "label": "Southern Italy", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "india", "label": "India", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "myanmar", "label": "Myanmar", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1068, "year_label": "1068 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "March 18", "text": "March 18 – An earthquake affects the Near East, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock has a magnitude greater than 7, and leaves about 20,000 people dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372127712#Geology", "title": "1068", "revid": 1372127712, "section": "Events › By topic › Geology"}}, {"year": 1117, "year_label": "1117 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 3", "text": "January 3 – 1117 Verona earthquake. The earthquake is rated at VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale, and strikes northern Italy and Germany. The epicentre of the first shock is near Verona, the city which suffers the most damage. The outer wall of the amphitheatre is partially felled, and the standing portion is damaged in a later earthquake of 1183. Many other churches, monasteries, and ancient monuments are destroyed or seriously damaged, eliminating much of Verona's early medieval architecture and providing space for a massive Romanesque rebuilding.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361694426#Europe", "title": "1117", "revid": 1361694426, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1290, "year_label": "1290 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 27", "text": "September 27 – The 6.8 Ms Zhili earthquake affects the province of Zhili in China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 7,270–100,000 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343598991#Asia", "title": "1290", "revid": 1343598991, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1341, "year_label": "1341 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) affects Crimea (disputed event).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561422#Events", "title": "1341", "revid": 1369561422, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1511, "year_label": "1511 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 26", "text": "March 26 – A 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Slovenia and Italy and kills more than 10,000 people, striking with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The epicenter is around the town of Idrija in present-day Slovenia, although some place it some 15-20 kilometers to the west, between Gemona and Pulfero in Friulian Slovenia. The earthquake affects a large territory between Carinthia, Friuli, present-day Slovenia and Croatia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367291242#January–March", "title": "1511", "revid": 1367291242, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1621, "year_label": "1621 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 2", "text": "May 2 – The Panama earthquake affects the Isthmus of Panama, with an estimated magnitude of 6.9, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358440931#April–June", "title": "1621", "revid": 1358440931, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1759, "year_label": "1759 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – Near East earthquakes of 1759: The first event in an earthquake doublet occurs to the north of the Sea of Galilee, with a surface wave magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII–IX (Severe–Violent). About 2,000 are killed in Safed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354612770#October–December", "title": "1759", "revid": 1354612770, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1759, "year_label": "1759 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – Near East earthquakes of 1759: The second and stronger event in an earthquake doublet occurs to the east of Beirut, with a surface wave magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), destroying all the villages in the Beqaa Valley.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354612770#October–December", "title": "1759", "revid": 1354612770, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1763, "year_label": "1763 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 28", "text": "June 28 – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes Hungary and Slovakia, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Damage is limited, but 83 are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360202149#April–June", "title": "1763", "revid": 1360202149, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1797, "year_label": "1797 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February", "text": "1797 Riobamba earthquake, a deadly earthquake causing between 6,000 and 40,000 casualties in the Riomba and surrounding Interandean valley. The epicenter reached at least XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. This is the most powerful historical event in Ecuador.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370139879#February", "title": "1797 in Spain", "revid": 1370139879, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1812, "year_label": "1812 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 8", "text": "December 8 – The M6.9–7.5 San Juan Capistrano earthquake affects Alta California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong) to IX (Violent), killing 40 parishioners at Mission San Juan Capistrano.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364673712#October–December", "title": "1812", "revid": 1364673712, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 5", "text": "May 5 – The Shiraz earthquake shook the region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 13,000 dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354313141#Events", "title": "1853 in Iran", "revid": 1354313141, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1857, "year_label": "1857 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 9", "text": "January 9 – The 7.9 Mw Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366379985#January–March", "title": "1857", "revid": 1366379985, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1857, "year_label": "1857 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 9", "text": "January 9 – The 7.9 Mw Fort Tejon earthquake affects Central and Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369646215#Events", "title": "1857 in the United States", "revid": 1369646215, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1857, "year_label": "1857 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 16", "text": "December 16 – The 7.0 Mw Basilicata earthquake shakes the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Southern Italy) with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing about 10,000 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366379985#October–December", "title": "1857", "revid": 1366379985, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1865, "year_label": "1865 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 8", "text": "October 8 – The 6.3 MLa Santa Cruz Mountains earthquake shakes the Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing $500,000 in damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369646452#October–December", "title": "1865 in the United States", "revid": 1369646452, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1868, "year_label": "1868 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 13", "text": "August 13 – The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake strikes southern Peru, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin-wide tsunami, that affects Hawaii and New Zealand.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363668193#August", "title": "1868", "revid": 1363668193, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1868, "year_label": "1868 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 21", "text": "October 21 – The M6.3–6.7 Hayward earthquake affects the San Francisco Bay Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing damage from Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373773285#October–December", "title": "1868 in the United States", "revid": 1373773285, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1872, "year_label": "1872 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 26", "text": "March 26 – The 7.4–7.9 Mw Lone Pine earthquake shakes eastern California, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme); 27 people are killed and 56 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371307490#March", "title": "1872", "revid": 1371307490, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1884, "year_label": "1884 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 10", "text": "August 10 – An earthquake measuring 5.5 Mfa affects a very large portion of the eastern United States. The shock has a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Chimneys are toppled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Property damage is severe in Jamaica, Queens and Amityville, New York.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364372487#August", "title": "1884", "revid": 1364372487, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1884, "year_label": "1884 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 10", "text": "August 10 – An earthquake measuring 5.5 Mfa (based on the felt area) affected a very large portion of the eastern United States. The shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Chimneys were toppled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Property damage was severe in Jamaica and Amityville in New York.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373932739#Events", "title": "1884 in the United States", "revid": 1373932739, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1886, "year_label": "1886 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – The 6.9–7.3 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people are killed and damage is estimated at $5–6 million.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372679856#Events", "title": "1886 in the United States", "revid": 1372679856, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1886, "year_label": "1886 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme); 60 people are killed, and damage is estimated at $5–6 million.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372679431#August", "title": "1886", "revid": 1372679431, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1892, "year_label": "1892 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 23", "text": "February 23 – The 7.1–7.2 Mw Laguna Salada earthquake shakes Southern California and northern Mexico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369649021#January–March", "title": "1892 in the United States", "revid": 1369649021, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1892, "year_label": "1892 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "April 19", "text": "April 19 – The 6.4 M La Vacaville–Winters earthquake shakes the North Bay are of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). This first event in a doublet earthquake results in one death and is followed two days later by a 6.2 M La shock. Total damage from the events is $225,000–250,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369649021#April–June", "title": "1892 in the United States", "revid": 1369649021, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1898, "year_label": "1898 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 30", "text": "March 30 – The 5.8–6.4 Mw Mare Island earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing $350,000 in damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365817309#January–March", "title": "1898 in the United States", "revid": 1365817309, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1899, "year_label": "1899 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – The 6.7 Mw San Jacinto earthquake shook the Inland Empire area of Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing six deaths and $50,000 in damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372679491#December", "title": "1899 in the United States", "revid": 1372679491, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1901, "year_label": "1901 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – The 5.5 Mw Salò earthquake shakes northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII–VIII (Very strong–Severe) causing some buildings to collapse.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311666676#October", "title": "1901 in Italy", "revid": 1311666676, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1902, "year_label": "1902 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "April 19", "text": "April 19 – The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373318639#April", "title": "1902", "revid": 1373318639, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1905, "year_label": "1905 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 8", "text": "September 8 – The 7.2 Mw Calabria earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373341358#September", "title": "1905", "revid": 1373341358, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1908, "year_label": "1908 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 28", "text": "December 28 – The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373410903#December", "title": "1908", "revid": 1373410903, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1909, "year_label": "1909 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 27", "text": "September 27 – The 5.1 Mfa Wabash River earthquake shook western Indiana with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing light damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344984831#July–September", "title": "1909 in the United States", "revid": 1344984831, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1914, "year_label": "1914 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 8", "text": "May 8 – The 4.9 Ms Sicily earthquake shakes Catania with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme) causing severe damage and 120 deaths.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365775968#May", "title": "1914 in Italy", "revid": 1365775968, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1915, "year_label": "1915 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 13", "text": "January 13 – The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). Various agencies estimate the number of people killed to be 29,978–32,610.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369974115#January", "title": "1915 in Italy", "revid": 1369974115, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1915, "year_label": "1915 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 22", "text": "June 22 – The Imperial Valley earthquakes shook southeastern Southern California, causing six deaths and financial losses of $900,000. Each shock in this doublet earthquake measured 5.5 Mw and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374021277#April–June", "title": "1915 in the United States", "revid": 1374021277, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1915, "year_label": "1915 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 2", "text": "October 2 – The 6.8 Mw Pleasant Valley earthquake shook north-central Nevada with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), causing limited damage and pronounced fault scarps along the base of the Tobin Range.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374021277#October–December", "title": "1915 in the United States", "revid": 1374021277, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1918, "year_label": "1918 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 11", "text": "October 11 – The magnitude (M w ) 7.1 San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 76–116 people. A destructive tsunami contributes to the damage and loss of life.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373520023#October", "title": "1918", "revid": 1373520023, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1918, "year_label": "1918 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 11", "text": "October 11 – The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 76–116 people. A destructive tsunami contributed to the damage and loss of life.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359276216#October–December", "title": "1918 in the United States", "revid": 1359276216, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1920, "year_label": "1920 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 3", "text": "January 3: The 7.8 Ms Veracruz earthquake affected the eastern part of the country with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X–XII. Between 648 and 4,000 were killed and 167 were injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347116882#Events", "title": "1920 in Mexico", "revid": 1347116882, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1920, "year_label": "1920 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 21", "text": "June 21 – The 4.9 Ml Inglewood earthquake shakes the Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing more than $100,000 in damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361426384#June", "title": "1920 in the United States", "revid": 1361426384, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1925, "year_label": "1925 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 29", "text": "June 29 – The 6.8 Mw Santa Barbara earthquake affects the central coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), destroying much of downtown Santa Barbara, California and leaving 13 people dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367485783#June", "title": "1925", "revid": 1367485783, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1929, "year_label": "1929 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 1", "text": "May 1 – The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran-Turkmenistan border region, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372436446#May", "title": "1929", "revid": 1372436446, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1930, "year_label": "1930 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 6", "text": "May 6 – The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent); up to 3,000 people are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373315156#May", "title": "1930", "revid": 1373315156, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1930, "year_label": "1930 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 7", "text": "May 7 – The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 3000 people were killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1253393790#Events", "title": "1930 in Iran", "revid": 1253393790, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1930, "year_label": "1930 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 7", "text": "7 May – The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Up to three-thousand people were killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275284918#Events", "title": "1930 in Turkey", "revid": 1275284918, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1932, "year_label": "1932 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – The 7.6 Ms Changma earthquake shakes the Gansu Province in China with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Two-hundred and seventy-five people are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370718676#December", "title": "1932", "revid": 1370718676, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1933, "year_label": "1933 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 10", "text": "March 10 – The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake shakes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 115 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371108771#March", "title": "1933", "revid": 1371108771, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1933, "year_label": "1933 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 10", "text": "March 10 – The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 115–120 people dead, and causing an estimated $40 million in damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369937901#January–March", "title": "1933 in the United States", "revid": 1369937901, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1934, "year_label": "1934 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 15", "text": "January 15 – The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372993239#January–February", "title": "1934", "revid": 1372993239, "section": "Events › January–February"}}, {"year": 1934, "year_label": "1934 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 15", "text": "15 January – The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake shakes the Himalayas with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), leaving 6,000–10,700 dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352787785#Events", "title": "1934 in India", "revid": 1352787785, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1935, "year_label": "1935 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 4", "text": "4 January – The 6.4 Mw Erdek–Marmara Islands earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving five people dead and thirty injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275284950#Events", "title": "1935 in Turkey", "revid": 1275284950, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1935, "year_label": "1935 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 31", "text": "31 May – The 7.7 Mw Quetta earthquake shook British India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 30,000–60,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352790496#Events", "title": "1935 in India", "revid": 1352790496, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1939, "year_label": "1939 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "27/28 December – The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme), causing $20 million in damage, and leaving 32,700–32,968 dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1293868749#Events", "title": "1939 in Turkey", "revid": 1293868749, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1939, "year_label": "1939 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 27", "text": "December 27 – The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme), causing $20 million in damage, and leaving 32,700–32,968 dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372426050#December", "title": "1939", "revid": 1372426050, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1940, "year_label": "1940 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 18", "text": "May 18 – The 6.9 Mw El Centro earthquake affects California's Imperial Valley with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), causing nine deaths and twenty injuries. Financial losses are around $6 million. Significant damage also occurs in Mexicali, Mexico.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370132277#April–June", "title": "1940 in the United States", "revid": 1370132277, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1940, "year_label": "1940 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 20", "text": "December 20 – 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: A 5.3 Mw earthquake shakes New England with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This first event in a doublet earthquake is followed four days later by a 5.6 Mw shock, but total damage from the events is light.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370132277#October–December", "title": "1940 in the United States", "revid": 1370132277, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1941, "year_label": "1941 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 14", "text": "November 14 – The 5.4 Ms Los Angeles earthquake severely affected the Gardena–Torrance area of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing $1.1 million in financial losses, but no injuries or deaths.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369624650#November", "title": "1941 in the United States", "revid": 1369624650, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1944, "year_label": "1944 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 5", "text": "September 5 – The 5.8 Mw Cornwall–Massena earthquake affects the northern New York town of Massena at the Canada–United States border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing $2 million in damage, but no deaths. Across the border, Cornwall, Ontario suffers greater damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362882511#September", "title": "1944 in the United States", "revid": 1362882511, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1946, "year_label": "1946 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "April 1", "text": "April 1 – The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands, resulting in many deaths, mostly in Hilo. Between 165 and 173 are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372058859#April", "title": "1946", "revid": 1372058859, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1946, "year_label": "1946 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 23", "text": "June 23 – The 7.5 Mw Vancouver Island earthquake affects the island, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Two people are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372058859#June", "title": "1946", "revid": 1372058859, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1949, "year_label": "1949 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "April 13", "text": "April 13 – The 6.7 Mw Olympia earthquake affected the Puget Sound region of western Washington with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing eight deaths and $25 million in damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370917975#April–June", "title": "1949 in the United States", "revid": 1370917975, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1950, "year_label": "1950 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – The 8.6 Mw Assam–Tibet earthquake shakes the region, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing about 4,800 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371638577#August", "title": "1950", "revid": 1371638577, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1952, "year_label": "1952 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 21", "text": "July 21 – The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes California's southern Central Valley with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373187098#July–August", "title": "1952", "revid": 1373187098, "section": "Events › July–August"}}, {"year": 1952, "year_label": "1952 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 5", "text": "November 5 – The 9.0 Mw Severo-Kurilsk earthquake hits the Kamchatka Peninsula of the Soviet Union with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). A tsunami took the lives of more than 2,300 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373187098#November–December", "title": "1952", "revid": 1373187098, "section": "Events › November–December"}}, {"year": 1953, "year_label": "1953 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February", "text": "The 6.6 Mw Torud earthquake shook northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Between 800–973 were killed and 140 were injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1246776596#February", "title": "1953 in Iran", "revid": 1246776596, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1953, "year_label": "1953 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 18", "text": "March 18 – The Yenice–Gönen earthquake affects western Turkey, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (violent), causing at least 1,070 deaths, and $3.57 million in damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310369#March", "title": "1953", "revid": 1371310369, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1954, "year_label": "1954 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 9", "text": "September 9 – The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The shock destroys Orléansville, leaving 1,243–1,409 dead, and 5,000 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369212684#September", "title": "1954", "revid": 1369212684, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1954, "year_label": "1954 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 9", "text": "September 9 – The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The shock destroyed Orléansville, left 1,243–1,409 dead, and 5,000 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324879174#Events", "title": "1954 in Algeria", "revid": 1324879174, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1956, "year_label": "1956 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the subsequent tsunami leave 53 people dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022627#July", "title": "1956", "revid": 1370022627, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1956, "year_label": "1956 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 21", "text": "21 July – The 6.1 Ms Anjar earthquake shook Gujarat with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 115 and injuring 254.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361574732#Events", "title": "1956 in India", "revid": 1361574732, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 29", "text": "February 29 – The 5.7 Mw Agadir Earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371870774#February", "title": "1960", "revid": 1371870774, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1962, "year_label": "1962 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 1", "text": "1 September – the 7.1 Ml Buin Zahra earthquake shook northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 12,225 and injuring 2,776.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1316868702#Events", "title": "1962 in Iran", "revid": 1316868702, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1966, "year_label": "1966 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 19", "text": "19 August – The 6.8 Mw Varto earthquake shook the Muş Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394 and injuring up to 1,500.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1293868857#Events", "title": "1966 in Turkey", "revid": 1293868857, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1967, "year_label": "1967 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 11", "text": "11 December – The 6.6 Mw Koynanagar earthquake shook western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 177–180 and injuring 2,272.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340566048#Events", "title": "1967 in India", "revid": 1340566048, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1968, "year_label": "1968 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 2", "text": "August 2 – The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The earthquake's epicenter was located in Casiguran, Aurora. This was deemed the most destructive earthquake in the Philippines prior to the 1990 Luzon earthquake.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340031839#August", "title": "1968 in the Philippines", "revid": 1340031839, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1968, "year_label": "1968 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 31", "text": "31 August – The first in a destructive earthquake doublet affected eastern Iran. The 7.4 Mw Dasht-e Bayaz earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Fifteen-thousand people were killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1246776738#Events", "title": "1968 in Iran", "revid": 1246776738, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1970, "year_label": "1970 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 5", "text": "January 5 – The 7.1 Mw Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370420699#January", "title": "1970", "revid": 1370420699, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1970, "year_label": "1970 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 31", "text": "May 31 – The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794 and 70,000 are killed and 50,000 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370420699#May", "title": "1970", "revid": 1370420699, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 6", "text": "February 6 – The 4.6 Mb Tuscania earthquake shakes the Italian province of Viterbo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 24 deaths, 150 injuries and extreme damage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369905382#February", "title": "1971", "revid": 1369905382, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 9", "text": "February 9 – The 6.5–6.7 Mw Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369905382#February", "title": "1971", "revid": 1369905382, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1972, "year_label": "1972 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "April 10", "text": "10 April – The 6.7 Mw Qir earthquake shook southern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 5,374 and injuring 1,710.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1246776774#April", "title": "1972 in Iran", "revid": 1246776774, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1978, "year_label": "1978 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – The 6.2 Mw Thessaloniki earthquake shakes Northern Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Fifty people were killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022681#June", "title": "1978", "revid": 1370022681, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1978, "year_label": "1978 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 16", "text": "September 16 – The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake killed at least 15,000 people in the city of Tabas in Iran. The quake was measured with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022681#September", "title": "1978", "revid": 1370022681, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1978, "year_label": "1978 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 16", "text": "16 September – The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake affected central Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348648650#Events", "title": "1978 in Iran", "revid": 1348648650, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1979, "year_label": "1979 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 12", "text": "December 12 – The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371786119#December", "title": "1979", "revid": 1371786119, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1980, "year_label": "1980 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 10", "text": "October 10 – The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,633–5,000 and injuring 8,369–9,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363797378#October", "title": "1980", "revid": 1363797378, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1980, "year_label": "1980 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 23", "text": "November 23 – The 6.9 Mw Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Officially, there were 2,483 people killed and 8,934 injured, though the deaths may have been as high as 4,900.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363797378#November", "title": "1980", "revid": 1363797378, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1982, "year_label": "1982 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 13", "text": "December 13 – The 6.2 Mw North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373279023#December", "title": "1982", "revid": 1373279023, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 26", "text": "May 26 – The 7.8 Mw Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#May", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 10", "text": "October 10 – The 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shook San Salvador, El Salvador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 1,500 people were killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373510075#October", "title": "1986", "revid": 1373510075, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1988, "year_label": "1988 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 21", "text": "August 21 – The Mw 6.9 Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373532411#August", "title": "1988", "revid": 1373532411, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 17", "text": "October 17 – The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Sixty-three people are killed and the 1989 World Series in baseball is postponed for ten days as a result of the earthquake.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#October", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 21", "text": "June 21 – The 7.4 Mw Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#June", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 21", "text": "21 June – The 7.4 Mw Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1246777100#Events", "title": "1990 in Iran", "revid": 1246777100, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 13", "text": "March 13 – The 6.7 Mw Erzincan earthquake affects eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 498–652 and injuring around 2,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#March", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 13", "text": "13 March – The 6.7 Mw Erzincan earthquake shook area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 498–652 and injuring 2,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358776792#Events", "title": "1992 in Turkey", "revid": 1358776792, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "April 13", "text": "April 13 – The 5.3 Mw Roermond earthquake affects the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#April", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "April 13", "text": "13 April – The 1992 Roermond earthquake had a moment magnitude of 5.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368606496#Events", "title": "1992 in the Netherlands", "revid": 1368606496, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 30", "text": "September 30 – Latur earthquake: A 6.2 Mw earthquake occurs in the vicinity of Maharashtra, India having a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#September", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1994, "year_label": "1994 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 17", "text": "January 17 – The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake strikes the Greater Los Angeles Area of the United States, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369917016#January", "title": "1994", "revid": 1369917016, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.", "cite": {"url": 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1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 22", "text": "November 22 – The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372467239#November", "title": "1995", "revid": 1372467239, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 17", "text": "February 17 – The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake strikes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371596794#February", "title": "1996", "revid": 1371596794, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1997, "year_label": "1997 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 10", "text": "May 10 – The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes eastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). At least 1,567 were killed and 2,300 were injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367978156#May", "title": "1997", "revid": 1367978156, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 4", "text": "February 4 – The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With up to 4,000 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#February", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 27", "text": "27 June – The 6.3 Mw Adana–Ceyhan earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving at least 145 dead and 1,500–1,600 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367652518#Events", "title": "1998 in Turkey", "revid": 1367652518, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "July 17", "text": "July 17 – The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake shakes the region near Aitape with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This submarine earthquake triggered a landslide that caused a destructive tsunami, leaving more than 2,100 dead and thousands injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#July", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1999, "year_label": "1999 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 17", "text": "August 17 – The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 17,000 dead and around 50,000 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369767946#August", "title": "1999", "revid": 1369767946, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1999, "year_label": "1999 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 7", "text": "September 7 – The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake hits with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369767946#September", "title": "1999", "revid": 1369767946, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1999, "year_label": "1999 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 12", "text": "November 12 – The 7.2 Mw Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people are killed and almost 5,000 are injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369767946#November", "title": "1999", "revid": 1369767946, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 2000, "year_label": "2000 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 4", "text": "June 4: The 7.9 Mw Enggano earthquake shakes southwestern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). One-hundred and three people were killed and 2,174–2,585 were injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1246775501#June", "title": "2000 in Indonesia", "revid": 1246775501, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2001, "year_label": "2001 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January 26", "text": "January 26 – A 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving thousands of people dead and more than 166,000 others injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373523156#January", "title": "2001", "revid": 1373523156, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2001, "year_label": "2001 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 23", "text": "June 23 – An 8.4 Mw southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). 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One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Somalia, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, killing 227,000 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373088592#December", "title": "2004", "revid": 1373088592, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2005, "year_label": "2005 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 28", "text": "March 28 – The 8.6 Mw Nias–Simeulue earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368527363#March", "title": "2005", "revid": 1368527363, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2005, "year_label": "2005 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March 28", "text": "28 March – The 8.6 Mw Nias–Simeulue earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341857350#March", "title": "2005 in Indonesia", "revid": 1341857350, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2005, "year_label": "2005 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 8", "text": "October 8 – The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake strikes Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and nearby areas with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing more than 86,000 people and displacing several million more.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368527363#October", "title": "2005", "revid": 1368527363, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – A 8.1 Mw earthquake strikes Samoa, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), leaving at least 192 people dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367728140#September", "title": "2009", "revid": 1367728140, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "September 30", "text": "September 30 – A 7.6 Mw earthquake strikes Sumatra, Indonesia, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving at least 1,115 people dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367728140#September", "title": "2009", "revid": 1367728140, "section": "Events › September"}}]}