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On March 4, 2021, nearly 5 months before the Alaska mainshock, an 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, [51] a sparsely populated territory owned by New Zealand, and another equally sized event struck the Sub-Antarctic British territory of the South Sandwich Islands on August 12 of that year. [52]
The 2021 Haiti earthquake was the largest to strike the country since the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake. More than 138,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, most of them in Les Cayes and Nippes. 2,248 people were killed, 12,763 others were injured and 329 people remained missing. It is the deadliest earthquake of 2021. [338] 2,248 12,763 16 [339]
The earthquake was initially rated a magnitude 7.4 but was upgraded to a magnitude 7.5 with a depth of 40.1 km (25 miles), according to the USGS. The epicenter was approximately 575 miles ...
Remote Takawangha and Tanaga peaks could blow, observatory says
Nine quakes measuring at least magnitude 5.0 struck on or near the islands and in a cluster offshore to the south Sunday morning and afternoon, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. Three of the quakes measured 6.0 or stronger, with the biggest a 6.3 temblor offshore.
A powerful earthquake occurred just south of the Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon, local time, prompting tsunami warning for part of the coast. The earthquake was initially rated a magnitude 7.4 ...
June 23, 2021 02:54 Near the coast of central Peru see 2021 Mala earthquake-12.687 -76.721 1 5.8 M w (USGS) Centred 10km WSW of Mala, Peru, at a depth of 50.6km. [20] July 10, 2021 02:14 Afghanistan–Tajikistan border region see 2021 Rasht earthquake: 38.959 70.572 5 5.8 M w (USGS) Centred 18km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan, at a depth of 16.6km. [21]