Every day of February and what happened on it, in any year, with the month’s most significant events.
Earthquakes
One of the deadliest earthquakes in history occurred in the early morning of 23 January 1556 in Huaxian, Shaanxi, during the Ming dynasty.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kahramanmaras, Syria, Turkey. It killed 56,697 people, injured 119,200, destroyed 542,461 houses and did $43 billion in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey, with a maximum water height of 0.3 meters. It killed 56,697 people, injured 119,200, destroyed 542,461 houses and did $43 billion in damage.
Earthquakes
On 6 February 2023, two earthquakes devastated southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. 8.
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Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Chimaltenango, Guatemala City. It killed 23,000 people, injured 76,000, destroyed 255,000 houses and did $2.1 billion in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Guatemala, with a maximum water height of 0.12 meters. It killed 23,000 people, injured 76,000, destroyed 255,000 houses and did $2.1 billion in damage.
Winter storms and snow
The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 was ranked category 5, Extreme, on NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index, strongest in the Ohio Valley. It lasted from February 1, 2011 to February 4, 2011.
Earthquakes
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Earthquakes
The 1531 Lisbon earthquake occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of 26 January 1531, between 4 and 5 o'clock. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami resulted in approximately 30,000 deaths.
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Earthquakes
The 1960 Agadir earthquake occurred on 29 February at 23:40:18 Western European Time near the city of Agadir, located in western Morocco on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. 0 km) resulted in strong surface shaking, with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco. It killed 13,100 people, injured 25,000 and did $120 million in damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Agadir, Morocco. It killed 13,100 people, injured 25,000 and did $120 million in damage. It caused a tsunami.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Halab (Aleppo), Syria. It killed 80,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador. It killed 40,000 people and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage. It caused a tsunami.
Earthquakes
The 1641 Tabriz earthquake occurred on the night of 5 February in present-day East Azerbaijan province, Iran. 8 and an epicenter between Lake Urmia and the city of Tabriz.
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