What the records say
- When
- 16 Mar 1956
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Where
- Lebanon
- Coordinates
- 35.50° N, 35.50° E
- Deaths
- 148
1956 Chim earthquake
Earthquake
The 1956 Chim earthquake was a destructive multiple-shock event that occurred on March 16 in Lebanon along a strand of the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system. The epicenter was located in the south of Lebanon in the Chouf District. Six thousand homes were destroyed and another 17,000 were damaged. The number of persons killed was 136.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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