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A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: December 26, 2004 2 160,000 [3] 7.0 Haiti: 2010 Haiti earthquake: January 12, 2010 3 87,587 7.9 China: 2008 Sichuan earthquake: May 12, 2008 4 87,351 7.6 Pakistan: 2005 Kashmir earthquake: October 8, 2005 5 62,013 7.8 Turkey, Syria: 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes: February 6, 2023 6 34,000 [4] 6.6 Iran
A 9.15 magnitude earthquake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami that barrelled into Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and many other countries in the region, devastating villages and tourist ...
M w (USGS) Centered 45km west of Linqiong, China, at a depth of 10.0km. [57] June 21, 2022 20:54 Afghanistan–Pakistan border region see June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake: 33.092 69.514 1,163 6.0 M wb (USGS) Centred 51km SW of Khōst, Afghanistan, at a depth of 10.0km. Most of the destruction took place in Afghanistan. [58] June 24, 2022 01:43
The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin time, location and earthquake magnitude) and fatality information from several sources. Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [ 1 ] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [ 2 ] which is complete to December 2005.
List of earthquakes in Samoa; List of earthquakes in Saudi Arabia; List of earthquakes in Slovenia; List of earthquakes in the Solomon Islands archipelago; List of earthquakes in South Africa; List of earthquakes in South Korea; List of earthquakes in Spain; List of earthquakes in Switzerland
Yes, those were earthquakes, the United States Geological Survey has confirmed. Multiple earthquakes shake Columbia area, marking strongest ones felt in years Skip to main content
Up to 66,900 people died from earthquakes in 2023, the highest death toll for earthquakes since 2010. At least 59,488 people died in the Turkey–Syria doublets of February, which dominated world headlines because of its extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at M w 7.8.