Incidents on 23 February 2022
Wednesday, 23 February 2022 — before continuous monitoring began on 9 August 2026. For this day we hold earthquakes from the USGS catalogue (magnitude 2.5 and above) and a few historical records, not a full record of every incident.
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Four simultaneous prison riots leave at least 62 people dead in Ecuador.
Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.
An avalanche buries the town of Galtür, Austria, killing 31.
In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people.
Operation Lam Son 719: South Vietnamese General Do Cao Tri was killed in a helicopter crash en route to taking control of the faltering campaign.
The Cavan Orphanage fire kills thirty-five girls and an elderly cook.
World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California.
The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
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