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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
Image as of a few days after the earthquake. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.2-9.3, devastated Aceh Province, Indonesia, while the tsunami affected countries all around the Indian Ocean. Nations which were affected are listed below in ...
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 ...
Tsunami warning canceled after 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off California coast December 5, 2024 at 11:05 AM Shake map shows areas south of Eureka, California experienced the most shaking.
Northern California was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake late Thursday morning.. After the tremor struck at 10:45 a.m., just over 60 miles to the west-southwest of Humboldt County’s Ferndale ...
The rupture area of this earthquake is situated within the southern segment, where historical earthquakes include the earthquake of 1797 and the M w ~ 9.0 1833 Sumatra earthquake. [1] [10] Unlike in 2004, the tsunami caused by the October 2010 earthquake did not propagate westwards and other Indian Ocean nations were unaffected.
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 ...
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 ...