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The 2007 Nevelsk earthquake affected the island of Sakhalin in Russia and generated a tsunami along its coast. The M w 6.2 shock occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi), and had an epicenter located 20 km (12 mi) off the coast of Kholmsk at 13:37 local time on 2 August. It was caused by reverse faulting on a north–south striking and west ...
27 Jul 2024 – 2020 Sparta earthquake was GA nominated by Dora the Axe-plorer (t · c); start discussion; Articles to be merged. 08 Dec 2024 – 2024 Cape Mendocino earthquake is proposed for merging to List of earthquakes in 2024#December by Awesome Aasim (t · c); see discussion
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 607 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
The state typically experiences between 10 and 20 earthquakes above magnitude 2.0 each year, said Andy Newman, a professor of geophysics at Georgia Tech. As for what’s behind the recent shakes ...
It was Morocco's deadliest earthquake since 1960 and its most powerful since at least 1900 at a magnitude of 6.8. Watch live from Morocco on Wednesday, 13 September, after the deadliest earthquake ...
The Icelandic Met Office has updated its readings for earthquakes recorded today. At 11.30am, it reported there had been around 180 minor earthquakes near the dike in the Grindavik region so far ...
Some of the largest Russian earthquakes since the latter half of the 20th century are the 1958/1963 and 2006/2007 earthquakes in the Kuril Islands near Japan, as well as the 1952/1959 earthquakes in the Kamchatka Peninsula, all of which were ≥ 8.0 M. See also the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.
They said the combination of a single moderate earthquake last December and high water levels in the Wateree River during parts of 2022 and 2023 have contributed to the earthquakes.