Earthquake — Lebanon: Litani

Quando

16 de mar. de 1956

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitude

5.8

Onde

Lebanon

Coordenadas

35.50° N, 35.50° E

Deaths

148

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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