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==Bishop's Castle earthquake==
==Bishop's Castle earthquake==
On April 2, 1990, a 5.1 [[Richter magnitude scale|M<sub>L</sub>]] earthquake was felt across much of [[England]] and [[Wales]] at 13:46 34.2s [[UTC]]. Early news reports in the immediate aftermath speculatively attributed the epicentre to places as far apart as [[Nottingham]] and a valley in the east of [[Wales]] and then settled on [[Wrexham]],<ref name="New Scientist">{{cite web | title=New Scientist | work= Contemporary account of limitations to the original seismological reporting, which rates the earthquake at 5.4 on the Richter scale |url= https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12617120.400-how-britains-seismometers-got-it-wrong-.html | accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> before geologists finally concluded that it had in fact been in the vicinity of the small town of [[Clun]] near the town of [[Bishop's Castle]], [[Shropshire]].<ref>{{cite web | title=BGS Bishop's Castle page | work=British Geological Survey web-page on the Bishop's Castle earthquake |url=http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/macroseismics/bishopscastle_macro.htm| accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref>
On April 2, 1990, a 5.1 [[Richter magnitude scale|M<sub>L</sub>]] earthquake was felt across much of [[England]] and [[Wales]] at 13:46 34.2s [[UTC]]. Early news reports in the immediate aftermath speculatively attributed the epicentre to places as far apart as [[Nottingham]] and a valley in the east of [[Wales]] and then settled on [[Wrexham]],<ref name="New Scientist">{{cite web | title=New Scientist | work= Contemporary account of limitations to the original seismological reporting, which rates the earthquake at 5.4 on the Richter scale |url= https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12617120.400-how-britains-seismometers-got-it-wrong-.html | accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> before geologists finally concluded that it had in fact been in the vicinity of the small town of [[Clun]] near the town of [[Bishop's Castle]], [[Shropshire]].<ref>{{cite web | title=BGS Bishop's Castle page | work=British Geological Survey web-page on the Bishop's Castle earthquake | url=http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/macroseismics/bishopscastle_macro.htm | accessdate=2008-02-02 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613063102/http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/macroseismics/bishopscastle_macro.htm | archivedate=2007-06-13 | df= }}</ref>


==April 18, 1990 - Watsonville, California==
==April 18, 1990 - Watsonville, California==

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Earthquakes in 1990 details the major earthquakes that occurred around the world in the year 1990.

Bishop's Castle earthquake

On April 2, 1990, a 5.1

UTC. Early news reports in the immediate aftermath speculatively attributed the epicentre to places as far apart as Nottingham and a valley in the east of Wales and then settled on Wrexham,[1] before geologists finally concluded that it had in fact been in the vicinity of the small town of Clun near the town of Bishop's Castle, Shropshire.[2]

April 18, 1990 - Watsonville, California

Magnitude-5.4 earthquake frightened younger celebrants at Lotta's Fountain as they commemorated the 1906 disaster. It was just one about 100 quake shocks felt throughout the day. One house collapsed in Watsonville, California from the shock, and minor power failures and rockslides were reported.[3]

All 44 BART trains were halted for track inspection after today's earthquake. Service resumed after 15 minutes.

Manjil–Rudbar earthquake

The

UTC). It caused major damage in areas within a one hundred kilometer radius of the epicenter near the city of Rasht and about two hundred kilometers northwest of Tehran. The cities of Rudbar, Manjil, and Lushan and 700 villages were destroyed, and over three hundred villages were affected. There was $200,000,000 not only in damage but in health care in damage in Gilan and Zanjan provinces southwest of the Caspian Sea. 100,000 adobe houses sustained major damage or collapsed resulting in 40,000 dead, and 60,000 injured. 500,000 people were left homeless.[4]

Luzon earthquake

The

Cabanatuan City.[5]

An estimated 1,621 people were killed in the earthquake,[6][7] most of the fatalities located in Central Luzon and the Cordillera region.

References

  1. ^ "New Scientist". Contemporary account of limitations to the original seismological reporting, which rates the earthquake at 5.4 on the Richter scale. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  2. ^ "BGS Bishop's Castle page". British Geological Survey web-page on the Bishop's Castle earthquake. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2008-02-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-10-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Earthquake Information for 1990
  5. ^ "The July 16 Luzon Earthquake: A Technical Monograph". Inter-Agency Committee for Documenting and Establishing Database on the July 1990 Earthquake. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. 2001. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  7. ISBN 978-0-14-311233-4
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