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EERI performs risk assessments on earthquake potential sites around the world. This is a quick summary of two reports on California cities. In 2006 an engineering firm related to the EERI has projected over $122 billion in damage, if a repeat of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake occurs.
Indonesia earthquake – CNN Special Report; An ancient wonder reduced to rubble – The Sydney Morning Herald; UN health agency rushes aid to quake-struck parts of Indonesia – United Nations; Rehabilitation of Prambanan World Heritage Site – UNESCO; The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for ...
The 2006 Kīholo Bay earthquake occurred on October 15 at 07:07:49 local time with a magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock was centered 21 kilometers (13 mi) southwest of Puakō and 21 km (13 mi) north of Kailua-Kona , Hawaiʻi , just offshore of the Kona Airport , at a depth of 38.2 km (23.7 mi).
The 1980 Livermore earthquake occurred on January 24 at 11:00 PST in California. The epicenter of the 5.8 M w earthquake was a hilly area 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Mount Diablo and north of Livermore Valley .
The 1996 Chimbote earthquake occurred on February 21 at 07:51 local time about 130 km off the coast of northern Peru, near the Peru–Chile Trench. The earthquake had a moment magnitude ( M w ) of 7.5 and occurred at 25.0 km (15.5 mi) depth.
The 1997 Jabalpur earthquake occurred on May 22, at 04:21:31 AM in Jabalpur District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The epicenter of the earthquake was located near Koshamghat village. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] According to geologist Dr V. Subramanyan, former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), the earthquake was ...
The 1986 Kalamata earthquake struck the southern Peloponnese Region of Greece on September 13 at 20:24 local time. The 12.5 km (7.8 mi) deep moment magnitude (M w ) 5.9 earthquake had an epicenter near the coastal city of Kalamata [1] and was assigned X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake was the result of normal faulting ...
At 9:41:58 a.m. on March 25, 2007, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hokuriku region of Japan, near the Noto Peninsula.The earthquake shook the city of Wajima, the city of Nanao, and the town of Anamizu with a seismic intensity of 6+ on Japan's shindo scale. [6]