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* 1343 – A tsunami, caused by an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1343_Naples_earthquake | * 1343 – A tsunami, caused by an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1343_Naples_earthquake earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea], devastates Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places. | ||
* 1667 – A deadly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1667_Shamakhi_earthquake earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus], killing 80,000 people. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
Revision as of 10:41, 25 November 2020
On This Day in Earthquakes comprises earthquakes grouped by day of the year.
November 25, 2020
- 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, estimated magnitude between 8.7 and 9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing 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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- November 25 @ Wikipedia