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The 2007 Nevelsk earthquake affected the island of Sakhalin in Russia and generated a tsunami along its coast. The M w 6.2 shock occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi), and had an epicenter located 20 km (12 mi) off the coast of Kholmsk at 13:37 local time on 2 August. It was caused by reverse faulting on a north–south striking and west ...
The 2007 Peru earthquake was the deadliest with 595 fatalities. The September 2007 Sumatra earthquake was the largest in 2007 with an 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale. The 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake caused a significant tsunami that killed 52 people. There were four 8.0+ earthquakes in 2007 which is the most ever recorded for a single year.
The 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake took place on 2 April 2007, near the provincial capital of Gizo on Ghizo Island, in the Solomon Islands. Its magnitude was estimated at 8.1 on the M w scale, and 7.8 on the M s scale. The tsunami that followed the earthquake killed 52 people.
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Before the Nazko earthquake swarm began in 2007, the Anahim hotspot was not known to be an earthquake zone. On October 10 of the following year, a swarm of earthquakes occurred. These earthquakes were normally no more than magnitude 1.0 on the Richter magnitude scale, but at least one earthquake was as strong as magnitude 3.9.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake and 7.5 magnitude aftershock flattened buildings, killing and injuring thousands. ‘Like the apocalypse’: Videos show devastation after huge earthquakes in Turkey ...
The earthquake, which occurred at a previously unknown offshore fault [7] shook Niigata and neighbouring prefectures. The city of Kashiwazaki and the villages of Iizuna and Kariwa registered the highest seismic intensity of a strong 6 on Japan's shindo scale , and the quake was felt as far away as Tokyo. [ 5 ]
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 ...