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1940 New Hampshire earthquakes

20. Dez. 1940 · 43.83° N, 71.28° W

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Wann
20. Dez. 1940
Art
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Koordinaten
43.83° N, 71.28° W

Platziert: coordinates of the event it links, 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes.

Zusammenfassung

1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: A 5.3 earthquake shakes New England with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This first event in a doublet earthquake is followed four days later by a 5.6 shock, but total damage from the events is light.

1940 New Hampshire earthquakes

Natural disasters in U.S. state

The 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes struck on December 20 and again on December 24. Both shocks had an estimated Ms magnitude of 5.6, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. These doublet earthquakes were the largest to hit the state in several hundred years.

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