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1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States
Moderately damaging earthquakes strike between New York and Wilmington, Delaware, about twice a century, the USGS said, and smaller earthquakes are felt in the region roughly every two to three years.
The magnitude 4.4 earthquake on Aug. 12 was centered within one of the region’s most potentially destructive fault systems, one capable of producing a magnitude 7.5 earthquake under the heart of ...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, ... 6.3 M w southern East Pacific Rise: Deadliest: 2.8 M w ...
A recent increase in the number of major earthquakes has been noted, which could be explained by a cyclical pattern of periods of intense tectonic activity, interspersed with longer periods of low intensity. However, accurate recordings of earthquakes only began in the early 1900s, so it is too early to categorically state that this is the case ...
So why were warnings issued for the 7.0 earthquake, even though a sizable tsunami was unlikely? Seismologists explained that the decision to issue warnings was based on the data available at the time.
A pair of modest earthquakes rattled Southern California on Saturday morning, with epicenters in Ontario. The earthquakes, of magnitudes 3.5 and 3.9, occurred within about a half hour of each other.
The following is a list of significant earthquakes from 2021–2030, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused human fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included.