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The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Darfield earthquake) [7] struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 [1] [2] at 4:35 am local time on 4 September, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [1]
International relations North Korea announces it will release seven detained Chinese and South Korean fishermen. (Yonhap) (Xinhua) (Al Jazeera) Bernard Kouchner, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Vatican offer to assist Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Iran. (BBC) Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister and leader of the ...
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on September 3. [157] A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island on September 4, killing 2 people. [158] [159] A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tonga on September 4. [160] [161] A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on ...
Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few that had a moderate impact. Aftershocks are not included, unless they were of great significance or contributed to a death toll, such as the M 6.3 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the M 7.3 aftershock to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation, but a tsunami warning of the magnitude of Monday's had not been issued since a major quake and tsunami caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant in March 2011.
This map shows where a 1.6 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:11 a.m. Monday, about a mile and a quarter west of Gladstone. The small squares indicate single reports of someone having felt the temblor.
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 ...
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms, but no major damage ...