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  <dc:creator>W. J. Person</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1977</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;Destructive earthquakes continued to strike in many parts of the world during this period. The sparsely populated area of the New Hebrides Islands in the southwest Pacific was struck by a major earthquake (one with a magnitude between 7.0 and 7.9). A great earthquake (magnitude 8.0 or above) struck just off the west coast of Mindanao, Philippine Islands, generating a tsunami, killing thousands of people, and causing extensive damage. Three strong earthquakes rocked the Szechwan province of Chian, probably causing loss of life and damage in the epicentral area.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Untied States again did not expereince any destructive earthquakes. The strongest, one of magnitude 5.9, was located in southern Alaska.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Earthquakes: August-September 1976</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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