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The earthquake, along with a magnitude-5.8 quake on the border of New York and Ontario in 1944, is the largest to have occurred in the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains since an 1897 quake centered in Giles County in western Virginia [22] [23] whose magnitude has been estimated as 5.8 [24] or 5.9.
Disasters Hurricane Irene reaches Category 2 strength as it hits the island of Hispaniola containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic. (CNN) A magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Mineral, Virginia ; a nearby nuclear reactor is automatically shutdown due to the quake. This is the most powerful earthquake to hit Virginia since 1897. (New York Times) (The Guardian) International relations ...
August 23, 2011 2011 Virginia earthquake Washington (state) 8.7–9.2 January 26, 1700 1700 Cascadia earthquake West Virginia: 5.8 August 23, 2011 2011 Virginia earthquake Wisconsin: unk. May 6, 1947 1947 Wisconsin earthquake Wyoming: 7.2 August 17, 1959 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake
The 2011 Colorado earthquake caused damage in Segundo, Cokedale, Valdez and Trinidad. Rockslides occurred on State Highway 12. - - 23 [77] United States, Virginia, 11 km southwest of Mineral: 5.8 6.0 VIII The 2011 Virginia earthquake was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history, with tremors also being felt in Canada. [78]
November 9, 2011 19:23 Eastern Turkey see 2011 Van earthquake: 38.429 43.229 40 5.6 M w (USGS) Centred 16 km south of Van, Turkey, at a depth of 5 km. [33] December 11, 2011 01:47 Guerrero, Mexico see 2011 Zumpango earthquake: 18.038 -99.796 3 6.5 M w (USGS) Centred 42 km SW of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, at a depth of 64.9 km. [34] December 14 ...
Earthquakes in 2001–2010 Strongest magnitude 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Deadliest 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 227,898 Total fatalities 792,667 Number by magnitude 9.0+ 1 8.0–8.9 12 7.0–7.9 141 6.0–6.9 1,454 5.0–5.9 16,500 2011–2020 → The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001–2010, listing earthquakes of ...
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19:23 local time Eastern Mediterranean 1759 Near East earthquakes: 33.7 35.9 1,000s 7.4 M s Earthquake in same area on October 30 considered to be a foreshock. [21] March 31, 1761 13:01 local time Lisbon, Portugal 1761 Lisbon earthquake: 34.5 13.0 Unknown 8.5 M s Second major earthquake in Europe in six years. April 2, 1762 Northeastern Bay of ...