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Maximum Earthquake Intensity |
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VII |
VIII |
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X |
XI |
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ARGENTINA |
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Province |
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Catamarca |
x |
x |
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Chaco |
x |
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Chubut |
x |
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Córdoba |
x |
x |
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Corrientes |
x |
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Entre Ríos |
x |
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Jujuy |
x |
x |
x |
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La Rioja |
x |
x |
x |
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Mendoza |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Neuquén |
x |
x |
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Río Negro |
x |
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Salta |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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San Juan |
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x |
x |
x |
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San Luis |
x |
x |
x |
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Santa Cruz |
x |
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Santiago del Estero |
x |
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Tierra del Fuego |
x |
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Tucumán |
x |
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BOLIVIA |
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Department |
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Cochabamba |
x |
x |
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Chuquisaca |
x |
x |
x |
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La Paz |
x |
x |
x |
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Oruro |
x |
x |
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Potosí |
x |
x |
x |
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Santa Cruz |
x |
x |
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Tarija |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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BRAZIL |
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State |
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Ceará |
x |
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Santa Catarina |
x |
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CHILE |
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Province |
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Aisén |
x |
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Aconcagua |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Antofagasta |
x |
x |
x |
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Arauco |
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x |
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Atacama |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Bío Bío |
x |
x |
x |
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Cautín |
x |
x |
x |
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Chiloé |
x |
x |
x |
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Colchagua |
x |
x |
x |
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Concepción |
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x |
x |
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Coquimbo |
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x |
x |
x |
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Curicó |
x |
x |
x |
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Linares |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Llanquihue |
x |
x |
x |
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Magallanes |
x |
x |
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Malleco |
x |
x |
x |
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Maule |
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x |
x |
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Ñuble |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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O'Higgins |
x |
x |
x |
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Osorno |
x |
x |
x |
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Santiago |
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x |
x |
x |
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Talca |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Tarapacá |
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x |
x |
x |
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Valdivia |
x |
x |
x |
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Valparaíso |
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x |
x |
x |
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COLOMBIA |
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Department |
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Antioquia |
x |
x |
x |
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Arauca |
x |
x |
x |
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Atlántico |
x |
x |
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Bolívar |
x |
x |
x |
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Boyaca |
x |
x |
x |
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Caldas |
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x |
x |
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Caquetá |
x |
x |
x |
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Cauca |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Choco |
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x |
x |
x |
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Córdoba |
x |
x |
x |
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Cundinamarca |
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x |
x |
x |
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Guajira |
x |
x |
x |
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Huila |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Magdalena |
x |
x |
x |
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Meta |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Nariño |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Norte de Santander |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Putumayo |
x |
x |
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Santander |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Tolima |
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x |
x |
x |
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Valle del Cauca |
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x |
x |
x |
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Vaupés |
x |
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Vichada |
x |
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ECUADOR |
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Province |
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Azuay |
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x |
x |
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Bolívar |
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x |
x |
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Cañar |
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x |
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Carchi |
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x |
x |
x |
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Chimborazo |
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x |
x |
x |
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Cotopaxi |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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El Oro |
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x |
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Esmeraldas |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Guayas |
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x |
x |
x |
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Imbabura |
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x |
x |
x |
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Los Ríos |
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x |
x |
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Loja |
x |
x |
x |
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Manabí |
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x |
x |
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Morona Santiago |
x |
x |
x |
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Napo |
x |
x |
x |
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Pastaza |
x |
x |
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Pichincha |
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x |
x |
x |
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Tungurahua |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Zamora-Chinchipe |
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x |
x |
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GUYANA |
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x |
x |
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PERU |
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Department |
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Amazonas |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Ancash |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Apurímac |
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x |
x |
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Arequipa |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Ayacucho |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Cajamarca |
x |
x |
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Cuzco |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Huancavelica |
x |
x |
x |
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Huánuco |
x |
x |
x |
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Ica |
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x |
x |
x |
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Junín |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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La Libertad |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Lambayeque |
x |
x |
x |
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Lima |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Loreto |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Madre de Dios |
x |
x |
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Moquegua |
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x |
x |
x |
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Pasco |
x |
x |
x |
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Piura |
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x |
x |
x |
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Puno |
x |
x |
x |
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San Martín |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Tacna |
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x |
x |
x |
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Tumbes |
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x |
x |
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URUGUAY |
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Department |
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Artigas |
x |
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VENEZUELA |
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State |
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Delta Amacuro |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Amazonas |
x |
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Apure |
x |
x |
x |
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Aragua |
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x |
x |
x |
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Anzoátegui |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Barinas |
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x |
x |
x |
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Bolívar |
x |
x |
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Carabobo |
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x |
x |
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Cojedes |
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x |
x |
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Dist. Federal |
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x |
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Falcón |
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x |
x |
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Guarico |
x |
x |
x |
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Lara |
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x |
x |
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Mérida |
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x |
x |
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Miranda |
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x |
x |
x |
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Monagas |
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x |
x |
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Portuguesa |
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x |
x |
x |
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Sucre |
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x |
x |
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Táchira |
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x |
x |
x |
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Trujillo |
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x |
x |
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Yaracuy |
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x |
x |
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Zulia |
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x |
x |
x |
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Source: Adapted from Regional Seismological Center for South America (CERESIS). Maximum Intensity Map of South America. (Santiago, Chile: CERESIS, 1985).