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Map of the Great Sumatran fault with labelled segments The March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes occurred near the northern end of Lake Singkarak in Sumatra , Indonesia , on March 6. The first shock in this earthquake doublet struck with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ) and the second shock that arrived two hours later had a maximum ...
1995 Kerinci earthquake: Moment magnitude 6.8 earthquake, killed at least 84 people and caused 1,868 injuries. [11] 1994 Liwa earthquake: 7.0 M w event caused 207 deaths near the southern tip of Sumatra. 1933 Sumatra earthquake: M w 7.6 event (5.226°S 104.596°E) southern of Sumatra. [12] More than 76 people killed and extensive damage. Two ...
Probabilistic seismic hazard map. The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also ...
Variation of seismicity with depth across the Sunda Trench subduction zone, low-angle part is the Sunda megathrust – 2007 Bengkulu earthquakes mainshock shown by star. The Sunda megathrust is a fault that extends approximately 5,500 km (3300 mi) from Myanmar (Burma) in the north, running along the southwestern side of Sumatra, to the south of Java and Bali before terminating near Australia. [1]
This quake, together with the Great Alaskan earthquake (1964) and the Great Chilean earthquake (1960), account for almost half of the total moment. [35] [36] Since 1900, the only earthquakes recorded with a greater magnitude were the 1960 Chile earthquake (magnitude 9.5) and the 1964 Alaska earthquake in Prince William Sound (magnitude 9.2
The probability of a serious earthquake on various faults has been estimated in the 2008 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast. According to the United States Geological Survey, Southern California experiences nearly 10,000 earthquakes every year. [3] Details on specific faults can be found in the USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database.
A full fault rupture, estimated to be around a 7.5 magnitude, could kill between 3,000 and 18,000 people, according to US Geological Survey and Southern California Earthquake Center.
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia on September 12 at a depth of 34 km (21 mi). 25 people were killed, 161 people were injured and a 7.5 foot (2.27 metres) tsunami was generated. [26] A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia on September 13 at a depth of 35.0 km (21.7 mi