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  2. 2017 Pohang earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The focal mechanism of the earthquake was determined to be a strike slip fault with some thrust elements, indicating a complicated faulting sequence. [10] [7] [11] The estimated size of the Pohang earthquake's seismic fault is 4–5 km broad and 7–8 km long, based on the distribution of aftershocks that happened on the main fault plane. [10]

  3. List of earthquakes in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Significant earthquakes have occurred in what is now South Korea prior to the 20th century. [2] 779 Gyeongju earthquake: approx. M w 6.7–7.0, Speculated max. intensity IX. More than 100 people died and many houses collapsed. This is the deadliest recorded earthquake in South Korea. 1518 Seoul earthquake: approx. M w 6.7, Speculated max ...

  4. List of earthquakes in 2017 - Wikipedia

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    South Korea, 7 km southwest of Pohang: 5.5: 10.0: VII During the 2017 Pohang earthquake, the strongest earthquake in the country's modern history, 82 people were injured and more than 2,600 buildings were damaged. 82 15 [326] Azerbaijan, 19 km east southeast of Barda: 5.2: 22.1: VI More than 130 houses suffered damage in Barda raion. [327]

  5. 2016 Gyeongju earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 2016 Gyeongju earthquake occurred on September 12 near Gyeongju, South Korea. [1] Measuring 5.8 on the local magnitude scale (5.4 M w), it was the strongest earthquake in the country [2] [3] until the following year. The 2017 Pohang earthquake caused more damage despite being equal in magnitude.

  6. Major earthquake shakes Caribbean; tsunami threat subsides ...

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    The same nation was devastated in 2010 by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake but due to the event’s shallow depth and its epicenter near the capital, more than 200,000 people were reported killed ...

  7. Earthquake felt in Boston was centered off Maine - AOL

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    What time was the earthquake today? The earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 happened at 10:22 a.m. It was initially reported as a magnitude of 4.1 and then 3.9.

  8. Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet ...

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    In 2008, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, claiming the lives of at least 70,000 people, the deadliest quake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan quake that killed at least 242,000.

  9. Pohang - Wikipedia

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    Pohang is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving the adjacent Sea of Japan, including the main tourist route for Ulleung Island and Liancourt Rocks. Pohang is the home of POSCO (the Pohang Steel Company), one of the largest steel producers in the world, and a host of related industries. As a result, the port shipped a total of 54.8 ...