Incidents on 27 February 2025
Thursday, 27 February 2025 — 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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An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggers a tsunami which strikes Hawaii shortly after.
Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport causing minor injuries.
Vietnam War: Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngô Đình Diệm.
The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men.
Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire; Marinus van der Lubbe, a young Dutch Communist claims responsibility.
Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.
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