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Major U.S. quakes

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In 1994, an earthquake in the Northridge section of Los Angeles killed 72 people  

Some major earthquakes recorded in the United States:

February 28, 2001: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake southwest of Seattle, Washington, damages the Washington state capitol, closes Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and injures at least a dozen.

October 16, 1999: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake in California's Mojave Desert derails an Amtrak train, knocks out power to thousands but causes no serious damage or injuries.

January 17, 1994: A 6.7-magnitude earthquake in the Northridge section of Los Angeles kills 72 people, injures 9,000 and causes $25 billion in damage.

September 20, 1993: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Oregon, killing a motorist whose pickup was hit by falling rock.

June 28, 1992: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes in Landers, California, and a second, at 6.5 magnitude, hits the San Gabriel mountains. The quakes kill a Yucca Valley boy, injure 400 and cause $100 million in damage.

June 28, 1991: A 5.8-magnitude quake under the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California kills two people.

October 17, 1989: The 7.1-magnitude "World Series" quake shakes the San Francisco Bay area of California, killing 67 people and doing $7 billion in damage.

October 1, 1987: An earthquake in Whittier, California, measuring 5.9 and a 5.3-magnitude aftershock kill eight people.

January 24, 1980: A 5.8-magnitude quake rocks the Livermore area east of San Francisco, California, damaging a nuclear weapons laboratory.

February 9, 1971: In California's San Fernando Valley, a 6.5-magnitude quake leaves 65 people dead.

March 27, 1964: Known as the Good Friday earthquake, an 8.4-magnitude quake near Prince William Sound, Alaska, kills 131 people.

July 21, 1952: A quake in the Tehachapi-Bakersfield area 50 miles north of Los Angeles, California, registers 7.7.

April 13, 1949: A magnitude 7.1 quake near Olympia, Washington, kills eight.

March 10, 1933: A 6.3-magnitude quake in Long Beach, California, kills 115 people.

April 18-19, 1906: Earthquake and fires level San Francisco, California, killing an estimated 700 people. The quake measured an estimated 7.8.



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