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Significant Earthquakes where (Year <= 1946 and Year >= 1914) and (Primary Magnitude <= 9.9 and Primary Magnitude >= 8.0)

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Date Assoc Addl
EQ
Info		 Earthquake Location Earthquake Parameters Earthquake Effects Photos
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Depth		 Mag MMI Int Deaths Injuries Damage Houses
Destroyed		 Houses
Damaged
Year Mo Dy Hr Mn Sec Tsu Vol Name Latitude Longitude Num De Num De $Mill De Num De Num De
1914 1 30 3 36 * ARGENTINA: SAN LUIS PROVINCE -34.100 -66.000 8.2
1914 11 24 11 53 * JAPAN: VOLCANO ISLANDS 22.000 143.000 110 8.7
1915 5 1 5 * RUSSIA: KURIL ISLANDS 47.000 155.000 25 8.1
1916 1 13 6 18 16.0 * INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: IRIAN JAYA -3.000 136.000 30 8.1
1916 1 13 8 20 48.0 * INDONESIA: NEW GUINEA: IRIAN JAYA -3.000 135.500 16 8.1
1916 2 1 7 36 * JAPAN: DUDA 29.500 131.500 60 8.0
1917 1 30 2 45 36.0 Tsu * RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA 56.500 163.000 19 8.1
1917 5 1 18 26 Tsu * KERMADEC ISLANDS -29.200 -177.000 8.0
1917 6 26 5 49 42.0 Tsu * SAMOA ISLANDS -15.500 -173.000 25 8.3 1
1918 8 15 12 17 55.0 Tsu * PHILIPPINES: MINDANAO: COTABATO 5.400 125.200 33 8.3 10 46 1 3
1918 9 7 17 16 Tsu * RUSSIA: KURIL ISLANDS 45.500 151.500 25 8.2 23 1 1
1918 11 18 18 41 * INDONESIA: BANDA SEA -7.000 129.000 190 8.1
1918 12 18 12 44 Tsu * CHILE: COPIAPO -27.300 -70.500 8.2 3
1919 1 1 2 59 57.0 Tsu * FIJI ISLANDS -19.500 -176.500 180 8.3
1919 4 30 7 17 5.0 Tsu * TONGA ISLANDS -19.000 -172.500 25 8.3 1
1919 5 6 19 41 12.0 Tsu * PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SOLOMON ISLANDS -5.000 154.000 25 8.1 1 1
1920 6 5 4 21 28.0 * TAIWAN 23.500 122.700 8.0 5 1 20 1 2 273 3
1920 9 20 14 39 Tsu * NEW CALEDONIA: LOYALTY ISLANDS -20.600 168.800 33 8.0
1922 11 11 4 32 36.0 Tsu * CHILE: ATACAMA -28.500 -70.000 25 8.5 500 3 3
1923 2 3 16 1 41.0 Tsu * RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA 54.000 161.000 19 8.3 11
1924 4 14 16 20 23.0 Tsu * PHILIPPINES: E MINDANAO: MATI,SURIGA 6.500 126.500 33 8.3 9 3 3
1924 6 26 1 37 Tsu * AUSTRALIA: MACQUARIE ISLAND -56.000 157.500 25 8.3
1928 3 9 18 5 27.0 * INDIAN OCEAN: S -2.500 88.500 33 8.1
1931 8 10 21 18 43.0 * CHINA: XINJIANG WEIWUER ZIZHIQU PROVINCE: N 47.100 89.800 25 8.0 11 10000 4 4 4
1932 6 3 10 36 50.0 Tsu * MEXICO: NEAR COAST OF JALISCO 19.500 -104.250 60 8.1 10 400 3 3 3
1933 3 2 17 31 Tsu * JAPAN: SANRIKU 39.100 144.700 10 8.4 3
1934 1 15 8 43 Tsu * INDIA: BIHAR; NEPAL 26.500 86.500 25 8.1 11 10000 4 4
1935 12 28 2 35 Tsu * INDONESIA: N SUMATERA: BATU I,PADANG,SIBOLGA 98.300 60 8.1 8 2
1937 4 16 3 1 * FIJI ISLANDS -21.500 -177.000 400 8.1
1938 2 1 19 4 18.0 Tsu * INDONESIA: BANDA SEA -5.250 130.500 25 8.5
1938 11 10 20 18 41.2 Tsu * ALASKA 55.480 -158.370 25 8.2 6
1939 1 25 3 32 Tsu * CHILE: CHILLAN -36.200 -72.200 60 8.3 28000 4 100.000 4
1939 4 30 2 55 30.0 Tsu * PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SOLOMON ISLANDS -10.500 158.500 50 8.1 2 2
1939 10 11 14 51 * PERU -15.300 -72.200 120 8.5 7
1939 12 21 21 0 40.0 Tsu * INDONESIA: CENTRTAL SULAWESI: KALO,LUWUK,SULA I 123.000 150 8.0
1939 12 26 23 57 16.0 Tsu * TURKEY: ERZINCAN 39.500 39.500 27 8.0 12 32700 4 20.000 3
1940 5 24 16 33 57.0 Tsu * PERU -10.500 -77.000 60 8.2 10 179 3 3500 4 3 3
1941 11 25 18 3 * ATLANTIC OCEAN: NORTHERN 37.500 -18.500 25 8.4 9
1942 5 14 2 13 * ECUADOR: COAST -.300 -80.000 30 8.3 9 200 3 2.500 2
1942 8 6 23 37 * GUATEMALA: NEAR S COAST 13.900 -90.900 8.3
1942 8 24 22 50 57.0 Tsu * PERU -15.000 -76.000 60 8.2 9 30 1 25 1 3 3
1942 11 8 * PERU: COAST -16.000 -76.000 8.0
1943 4 6 16 7 15.0 Tsu * CHILE: ILLAPEL -30.750 -72.000 60 8.2 11 1 1 1
1943 5 25 23 7 * PHILIPPINES: E OF 7.500 128.000 60 8.1
1943 7 23 14 53 * INDONESIA: JAVA: JOGYAKARTA -9.500 110.000 90 8.1 8 213 3 3
1944 12 7 4 35 Tsu * JAPAN: OFF SOUTHEAST COAST KII PENINSULA 34.000 137.100 30 8.1 1223 4 2135 4 3 26146 4
1945 11 27 21 56 40.0 Tsu * PAKISTAN: MAKRAN COAST 24.200 62.600 25 8.3 10
1946 4 1 12 28 56.0 Tsu * ALASKA: UNIMAK ISLAND 53.320 -163.190 50 8.1 6 8
1946 8 4 17 51 6.0 Tsu * DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NORTHEASTERN COAST 19.300 -68.900 60 8.1 1 1 1
1946 12 20 19 19 5.0 Tsu * JAPAN: HONSHU: S COAST 33.000 135.600 20 8.1 1362 4 4 14259 4
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