On This Day in Earthquakes (nonfiction): Difference between revisions

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On This Day in Earthquakes comprises earthquakes grouped by day of the year.

1343 – A tsunami, caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea, devastates Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places.
1667 – A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.
1759 – An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
1833 – A massive undersea earthquake near Sumatra, estimated magnitude between 8.7 and 9.2, produces a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.
2000 – The 2000 Baku earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0, leaves 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, and becomes the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.

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 * 1667 – A deadly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1667_Shamakhi_earthquake earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus], killing 80,000 people.
 * 1759 – An [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_East_earthquakes_of_1759 earthquake hits the Mediterranean] destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
-* 1833 – A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1833_Sumatra_earthquake massive undersea earthquake], estimated magnitude between 8.7 and 9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.
+* 1833 – A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1833_Sumatra_earthquake massive undersea earthquake near Sumatra], estimated magnitude between 8.7 and 9.2, produces a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.
 * 2000 – The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Baku_earthquake 2000 Baku earthquake], with a Richter magnitude of 7.0, leaves 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, and becomes the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.