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This is a list of earthquakes in 1957. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to ...
The first earthquake hit at 21:17 hours local time on April 24, 1957, and lasted 25 seconds having a magnitude of 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale; a stronger second quake occurred at 04:26 hours on April 25; this one lasted for 60 seconds and had a magnitude of 7.3.
The 1957 Guerrero earthquake occurred on 28 July at 08:40 UTC. [3] It had a magnitude of 7.6 M w and a maximum perceived intensity of VII (very strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Mexico City and Chilpancingo were particularly badly affected. It caused the deaths of between 54 and 160 people. [4]
The earthquake's rupture dimensions was an area of fault estimated at 50 km (31 mi) by 25 km (16 mi). It was the second largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in the Alborz, behind the 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake (M w 7.3). The earthquake's fault plane solution indicates it occurred along a northwest–southeast trending reverse fault.
The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake occurred at 04:22 local time on March 9 with a moment magnitude estimated at 8.6 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group, which is part of the Aleutian Islands arc.
Pages in category "1957 earthquakes" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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The earthquake struck southern Mongolia at 11:37:53 local time on December 4, 1957. Rupture was complex, with multiple scenarios proposed. The original hypothesis was that the earthquake occurred along the strike-slip Bogd fault and ruptured for 560 km (350 mi), [1] however, the more recently adopted conclusion is that there was a 250–300 km (160–190 mi) [15] long strike-slip rupture at a ...