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Revision as of 10:18, 18 October 2012
The 1916 earthquake was a tremor measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale which took place just after 4:00 PM on October 18, 1916 with an epicenter near Irondale.
No deaths or injuries were reported, but hundred of brick chimneys were damaged, windows were cracked, and wells ran dry in the aftermath of the shock. Workers in downtown office towers felt a sway akin to an oceangoing vessel and poured out onto the streets.
References
- Faulk, Kent (April 12, 2009) "Birmingham earthquake 93 years ago would cause more damage today." The Birmingham News