Quake

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1904 Douliu earthquake The quake caused widespread damage and killed 145 people, making it the fifth deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century in Taiwan.

Volcano (film) His second-in-command Emmit Reese (Don Cheadle) notes the quake caused no major damage, but then seven underground workers are burned to death in a storm drain at MacArthur Park.

2001 Nisqually earthquake The quake caused some property damage in Seattle and surrounding areas.

2006 Kuril Islands tsunami Six hours later, tsunami waves up to nearly 5 feet (1.5 m) high caused by the quake crashed into Crescent City, California and Santa Cruz, California, causing damage to boats.

2006 Kamchatka earthquakes This major quake caused damages in three villages and was followed by a number of aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4.3 to 5.1.

Rio de la Plata Earthquake 1888 However, a previous event had been recorded: the 15 August 1848 earthquake which, just as that of 1888, caused no major damage and may have been seen as an isolated phenomenon or since its epicentre was faraway from the continent and thus distant from settlements, it may have been considered that future quakes would probably occur in those latitudes and cause no damage on the continent.

Newport-Inglewood Fault Due to the lack of earthquake-resistant construction in southern California at this time, this quake caused considerable damage in the Inglewood area and was a preview of what was to come almost 13 years later.

1929 in New Zealand 9 March: 1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake: A quake of Richter Magnitude 7.1 in the Arthur's Pass area causes extensive landslips and damage to roads and railways.

Bengkulu In June 2000 a quake caused damage and the death of at least 100 people.

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Rodrigo de Quiroga On December 16, 1575 an earthquake struck southern Chile, and ruined the cities of La Imperial, Villarrica, Osorno, Castro, and specially the city of Valdivia, where the quake caused a landslide that plugged the drainage of Lake Riñihue.

2009 Java earthquake Around 37 inhabitants, including 13 children, of Cikangkareng were affected by a landslide caused by the quake and are thought to have been buried beneath rubble.

2009 West Java earthquake Around 37 inhabitants, including 13 children, of Cikangkareng were affected by a landslide caused by the quake and are thought to have been buried beneath rubble.

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2006 Kuril Islands tsunami Six hours later, tsunami waves up to nearly 5 feet (1.5 m) high caused by the quake crashed into Crescent City, California and Santa Cruz, California, causing damage to boats.

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Bengkulu In June 2000 a quake caused damage and the death of at least 100 people.

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2001 Nisqually earthquake Although there were no reports of deaths directly from the earthquake, local news outlets reported that there was one death from a stress-related heart condition at the time of the earthquake; the quake also caused approximately 400 injuries.

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1904 Douliu earthquake The quake caused widespread damage and killed 145 people, making it the fifth deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century in Taiwan.

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The Poseidon Adventure The ship capsizes as it falls into the sudden void caused by the quake displacing millions of gallons of seawater.

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Kettleman North Dome Oil Field Removal of oil from the large Kettleman Hills fields, mainly the North Dome, has been suggested as a cause of the 1985 M6.1 earthquake, since the total deformation caused by the quake was exactly that necessary to compensate for the oil removed historically, i.e. by filling the vacated space.

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1929 in New Zealand 9 March: 1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake: A quake of Richter Magnitude 7.1 in the Arthur's Pass area causes extensive landslips and damage to roads and railways.

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2006 Kuril Islands tsunami Six hours later, tsunami waves up to nearly 5 feet (1.5 m) high caused by the quake crashed into Crescent City, California and Santa Cruz, California, causing damage to boats.

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A Voice in the Wilderness (Babylon 5) The doctor then shows them an image of the planet, which shows a large crack on the surface, most likely caused by the quakes happening on the planet.

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1989 Loma Prieta earthquake The quake caused an estimated $6 billion ($10 billion in current value) in property damage, becoming one of the most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history at the time.

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April 2009 Afghanistan earthquake A government representative told AP News that the quakes killed 22 people, wounded 20 and destroyed 100 homes.

Daly City, California After quake and subsequent fire destroyed many San Franciscans homes, they left to temporary housing on the ranches of the area to the south, including the large one owned by John Daly.

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2009 Java earthquake At least one hospital was destroyed by the quake.

2009 West Java earthquake At least one hospital was destroyed by the quake.

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1994 Bolivia earthquake The quake also destroyed scientists' opinions on deep earthquakes.

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1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake The newspaper office was destroyed by the quake.

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Wrights, California The quake also destroyed a number of bridges, damaged the tunnels, and twisted the rails, as Robert Iacopi and William Bronson recounted in their published accounts.

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Bagan Gawdawpalin Temple, started by Narapatisithu and finished by Nandaungmya, the superstructure destroyed by the 1975 quake and rebuilt

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1693 in Italy At least 45 towns and cities were destroyed by the quake, affecting an approximate are of 5600 square kilometres and triggering the death of over 60,000 people.

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Alameda County, California The county seat at the time it was formed was located at Alvarado; it was moved to San Leandro in 1856 where the county courthouse was destroyed by the devastating 1868 quake on the Hayward Fault.

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1693 in Italy At least 45 towns and cities were destroyed by the quake, affecting an approximate are of 5600 square kilometres and triggering the death of over 60,000 people.

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Ambato, Ecuador This was destroyed in an earthquake later and much a larger church was built only to be destroyed again in 1797 by quake.

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San Francisco cable car system The quake and resulting fire destroyed the power houses and car barns of both the Cal Cable and the URR's Powell Street lines, together with the 117 cable cars stored within them.