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    The 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake and tsunami occurred on August 17, 1976, at 00:11 local time near the islands of Mindanao and Sulu, in the Philippines....
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    devastating 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake which killed over 5,000 people and left over 90,000 people homeless as it hit the west coast of Mindanao. Moro Gulf 1918...
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    Moro Gulf 1976 1918 2002 The 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake occurred on August 15 at 12:18 UTC near the Moro Gulf coast of Mindanao. It had a magnitude of...
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    megathrust earthquakes, including the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake (M8.3), the 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake (M8.0) and the 2002 Mindanao earthquake (M7.5). The...
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    Celebes Sea earthquake 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake (the Moro Gulf is part of the Celebes Sea) List of earthquakes in 2002 List of earthquakes in the Philippines...
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  • Guatemala earthquake 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake (Philippines) (great, tsunami) 1976 Papua earthquake (Indonesia) 1976 Songpan–Pingwu earthquake (China) 1976 Tangshan...
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    Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...
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  • strongest earthquake: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, Mw 8.0, August 16, 1976 The deadliest earthquake: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, 4,791 deaths, August 16, 1976 Area...
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    without specialized equipment, occur frequently as a result of minor earthquakes and other events. Around 1600 BC, the eruption of Thira devastated Aegean...
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    Megathrust earthquakes are large seismic events that take place along convergent plate boundaries, particularly at subduction zones. Examples of subduction...
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    Kalamansig lies the few miles from the epicenter of the devastating 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake. In 2004, gigantic shipworms were discovered by the locals within...
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  • "Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: MINDANAO: S". National Geophysical Data Center. August 16, 1976. Retrieved June 2, 2021. "Tsunami Event: MORO GULF". National...
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  • reported. 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake List of earthquakes in the Philippines List of historical earthquakes National Geophysical Data...
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    This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...
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  • megathrust earthquakes, including the 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake (M 8.3), the 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake (M 8.0) and the 2002 Mindanao earthquake (M 7.5)...
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  • Tremors also extended to Manila. The earthquake occurred exactly seven years after the 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake, which measured 7.9 Ms and caused about...
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    evening of August 17, 1976, tsunami ravaged Illana Bay or 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake. It was caused by a 6.7 magnitude undersea earthquake. People that night...
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  • In May 1978, Aldo Moro, a Christian Democracy (DC) statesman who advocated for a Historic Compromise with the Italian Communist Party, (PCI), was murdered...
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    original on August 28, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2006. "6.0 Magnitude Earthquake in Gulf of Mexico Shakes Southeast". www.observernews.net. Archived from the...
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  • list compiles known earthquakes that have caused one or more fatalities since 1900. The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin...
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  • followed, killing 3 of them as well as 10 passengers. August 17 – The Moro Gulf earthquake take place near the islands of Mindanao and Sulu, in the Philippines...
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    attacks in Sabah are a series of cross border terrorist attacks perpetrated by Moro pirates from Mindanao, Philippines, in the state of Sabah, Malaysia, that...
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    recounted that when another tsunami-causing earthquake struck the Moro Gulf at midnight on August 19, 1976, Mary was allegedly "once again seen over the...
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    "professional" performance at CBGB in New York City. August 17 – The 8.0 Mw  Moro Gulf earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive...
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    has many gulfs and bays: the Gulf of Gonâve, the Gulf of Venezuela, the Gulf of Darién, Golfo de los Mosquitos, the Gulf of Paria and the Gulf of Honduras...
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  • 2021. "M 6.1 - Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. March 2, 1977. Retrieved June 6, 2021. "M 6.1 - Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines"...
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    Jabidah massacre (category Moro people)
    massacre on March 18, 1968, was the purported assassinations or executions of Moro army recruits who allegedly mutinied upon learning the true nature of their...
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    Lebak (section Moro conflict)
    Gold Cross Medal. The 8.0 (Mw) earthquake on August 16, 1976 at 16:11 UTC (12:11 AM local time) occurred near the Moro Gulf at a depth of 33 kilometres (21 mi)...
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    (Administrative Region). On August 16, 1976, the city was one of the hardest hit areas in the Moro Gulf earthquake and tsunami of 1976, considered as the most devastating...
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    to Siboga Expedition. Australasian realm 1852 Banda Sea earthquake 1938 Banda Sea earthquake "Geologists Find Largest Exposed Fault on Earth | Sci.News"...
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