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1422:20th century
1382:1812 Caracas
1376:1787 Boricua
1352:1692 Jamaica
1346:1641 Caracas
1290:
1285:
1274:
1271:
1245:
1235:
1213:
1176:
1156:
1141:
1077:bibliography
1014:
1010:
963:
959:
953:
942:, retrieved
933:(1): 31–37,
930:
926:
913:
899:, retrieved
879:
860:November 26,
858:, retrieved
814:
810:
783:, retrieved
759:
752:
743:November 26,
741:, retrieved
705:
699:
686:
675:, retrieved
671:the original
653:(Data Set),
649:
642:
633:November 26,
631:, retrieved
617:
594:, retrieved
580:
578:ISC (2016),
504:
495:
475:
472:Boiling Lake
466:Boiling Lake
451:
436:Terre-de-Bas
423:
421:
403:fault scarps
391:
349:
346:Volcanic arc
309:
300:occurred at
297:
295:
251:
236:
218:Total damage
203:Roseau Fault
189:15.68; -61.7
18:
1447:1929 Cumaná
1412:1875 Cúcuta
1236:Les Saintes
1230:Alor Island
1193:Doğubayazıt
907:(in French)
839:10356/95660
785:January 11,
516:storm surge
492:Aftershocks
480:(an active
460:Saint-Louis
444:Grand-Bourg
440:Petite-Anse
268:Aftershocks
187: /
93: event
1570:Categories
1554:2021 Haiti
1536:2018 Haiti
1518:2010 Haiti
1339:Historical
1262:Tasman Sea
1153:Al Hoceima
1017:(1): 270.
708:(3): 365,
561:References
456:red-tagged
378:See also:
374:Earthquake
344:See also:
334:intraplate
318:Guadeloupe
285:Casualties
123:2004-11-21
82: time
1366:(6.5–7.5)
1147:Battagram
1049:260106616
1041:2662-4435
988:220327251
730:128897001
426:) on the
229:intensity
221:Moderate
163:Epicenter
139:Magnitude
1255:December
1223:November
1131:February
935:archived
892:archived
851:archived
847:53952857
779:archived
734:archived
627:archived
590:archived
534:See also
412:fumarole
408:Dominica
134:07:41:07
1210:Chūetsu
1203:October
1173:Baladeh
1079:and/or
1019:Bibcode
968:Bibcode
944:July 4,
901:July 4,
819:Bibcode
710:Bibcode
677:July 4,
596:July 3,
501:Tsunami
260:Tsunami
175:61°42′W
172:15°41′N
121: (
97:7439677
1242:Nabire
1138:Nabire
1075:has a
1047:
1039:
986:
845:
771:
728:
418:Damage
395:graben
326:France
110:ComCat
1556:(7.2)
1550:(7.7)
1544:(6.4)
1538:(5.9)
1532:(7.3)
1526:(7.5)
1520:(7.0)
1514:(7.3)
1508:(7.4)
1502:(6.3)
1496:(6.4)
1479:(6.9)
1473:(6.7)
1467:(6.9)
1461:(6.7)
1455:(8.1)
1449:(6.9)
1443:(7.1)
1437:(6.5)
1431:(7.7)
1414:(7.5)
1408:(7.5)
1402:(8.5)
1396:(8.1)
1390:(8.0)
1384:(7.5)
1378:(8.0)
1372:(7.5)
1360:(8.0)
1354:(7.5)
1348:(6.5)
1045:S2CID
984:S2CID
938:(PDF)
923:(PDF)
895:(PDF)
884:(PDF)
854:(PDF)
843:S2CID
807:(PDF)
737:(PDF)
726:S2CID
696:(PDF)
250:0.21
200:Fault
155:Depth
103:USGS-
1186:July
1071:The
1037:ISSN
946:2016
903:2016
862:2018
787:2018
769:ISBN
745:2018
679:2016
659:NOAA
635:2018
598:2016
296:The
271:5.8
227:Max.
208:Type
142:6.3
105:ANSS
1166:May
1027:doi
976:doi
964:103
835:hdl
827:doi
815:116
718:doi
663:doi
364:dip
324:of
91:ISC
80:UTC
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