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An earthquake measuring 6.6 M w on the moment magnitude scale struck Iburi Subprefecture in southern Hokkaido, Japan, on 6 September 2018 at 3:08 a.m. JST.The earthquake's epicenter was near Tomakomai and occurred at a depth of 35.0 kilometers (21.7 mi).
The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the 1971 Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the M s scale and 6.6 on the M w scale, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).
The Chūetsu offshore earthquake (新潟県中越沖地震, Niigata-ken Chūgoshi Oki Jishin) [2] [3] [4]) was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake [1] [5] [6] that occurred 10:13 local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata region of Japan.
The 1996 Lijiang earthquake occurred at 19:14 on 3 February near Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. The shock measured 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of X ( Extreme ).
The Bam earthquake is 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of the destructive earthquakes of June 11, 1981 (magnitude 6.6, approximately 3,000 deaths) and July 28, 1981 (magnitude 7.3, approximately 1,500 deaths). These earthquakes were caused by a combination of reverse-motion and strike-slip motion on the north–south oriented Gowk fault. [11]
The China Earthquake Networks Centre located the epicentre at Tingri county, known as the northern gateway to the Everest region, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The U.S. Geological Service put ...
The shake struck on the 53rd anniversary of the deadly 1971 Sylmar earthquake. Recorded at a magnitude of 6.6, the temblor, also known as the San Fernando earthquake, left 64 people dead and ...
The earthquake was first registered as having a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, but USGS updated it to 7.0. It appears to have an epicenter at the triple junction of the Pacific, North American and ...