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2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.8 earthquake, ~525 fatalities and unknown number of injuries, none in the United States 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 9.0 earthquake, 15,850–28,000 fatalities and 6,011 injured, one fatality and unknown number of injuries in the United States
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) placed the hypocenter's geographical coordinates at and at a depth of 11.31 miles (18.20 km). [9] Measuring M w 6.7, it was the largest earthquake recorded in the Los Angeles area since the 1971 San Fernando earthquake (M w 6.7). However, unlike the Northridge earthquake, the San Fernando shock ...
Rat Islands, Alaska, United States 1965 Rat Islands earthquake: 8.7 8 August 15, 1950: Assam, India – Tibet, China 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake: 8.6–8.7 [39] 9 April 1, 1946: Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake: 8.6 9 March 28, 2005: Sumatra, Indonesia 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake: 8.6 9 March 9, 1957
An earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States on Friday morning, according to the U.S. ... While a 4.8-magnitude temblor is not considered a major earthquake, even minor shaking can ...
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake was recorded in Northern California, the United States Geological Survey said. ... 7.0 to 7.9: Major earthquake. Serious damage. 8.0 or greater: Massive damage, can ...
In Southern California, the last major earthquake on the San Andreas fault was in 1857, estimated at somewhere around a magnitude 7.8. ... USA TODAY. UAW members at GM could get up to $14,500 in ...
The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. [2] Across south-central Alaska , ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 131 deaths.
It was the first major earthquake to occur within the Salt Lake Valley since the city was founded, [5] the state's strongest earthquake since the 1992 St. George earthquake, and the first earthquake of comparable magnitude to occur near Salt Lake City since 1962, when a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck a similar location in Magna. [6] [7]