1980 Azores Islands earthquake
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title:
1980 Azores Islands earthquake
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Striking the Autonomous Region of the Azores on 1 January, the 1980 Azores Island earthquake killed 73 people and injured over 400, causing severe damage on the islands of Terceira and São Jorge. Measuring 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale, it also shook the islands of Pico and Faial, and resulted from a strike slip fracture, typical of other historical Azorean earthquakes. In response to the earthquake, Portuguese president António Ramalho Eanes announced three days of national mourning, while
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Earthquake on Azores Islands, Portugal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Azores_Islands_earthquake
date created:
2009-09-01T14:12:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T23:55:15Z
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