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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
Map of the Great Sumatran Fault with labelled segments. The 1943 Alahan Panjang earthquakes occurred on June 8 and June 9 UTC (June 9, 1943, local time) in Sumatra, then under Japanese occupation. This was an earthquake doublet (the shocks occurred at the same location on consecutive days). [5] The first mainshock occurred on June 8 at 20:42 UTC.
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 ...
The Great Sumatran fault, also known as Semangko fault, is a large strike-slip fault running the entire length of the island of Sumatra. This Indonesian island is located in a highly seismic area of the world, including a subduction zone off the west coast of the island.
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 ...
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.
Map of the Great Sumatran fault with labelled segments. The 1995 Kerinci earthquake struck near Sungai Penuh in Jambi Province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It earthquake occurred at 01:18 WIB local time on October 7. [5] The earthquake measured 6.7 M w on the moment magnitude scale, [1] and 6.9–7.0 M s on the surface-wave magnitude scale.
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.