Incidents on 16 September 2023
Saturday, 16 September 2023 — 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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A 6.0 Mw earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88.
A 8.3 Mw earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina.
Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad.
Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people are killed.
The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.
Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.
The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two-thirds of its inhabitants.
Historical entries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), filtered to disasters and incidents.