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A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra.
1975 Morris earthquake Mississippi: 7.6–7.9 December 16, 1811 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes Missouri: 7.6–7.9 December 16, 1811 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes Montana: 7.2 August 17, 1959 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake Nebraska: 7.0 November 15, 1877 [49] Nevada: 7.3 December 16, 1954 1954 Fairview earthquake New Hampshire: 6.5 June 1 ...
Probabilistic seismic hazard map. The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles.
Before those four earthquakes, a 4.1 magnitude temblor hit the same area in the middle of the night on Tuesday, at 12:13 a.m., according to Southern California Earthquake Data Center.
About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. ... about five between 6.0 and 6.9 and fewer than one between 7.0 and 7.9. Click here ...
On 10 November, a Civil Protection Alert was declared after an intense swarm of earthquakes. “The town of Grindavík was evacuated as a precaution. Some roads have been closed and visitors are ...
2020 Aegean Sea earthquake: 119 7.0 Turkey Greece: October 30: 2021: 2021 Haiti earthquake: 2,248 7.2 Haiti: August 14: 2022: June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake: 1,163 6.2 Afghanistan Pakistan: June 21: 2023: 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes: 62,013 7.8 Turkey Syria: February 6: 2024: 2024 Noto earthquake: 504 7.5 Japan: January 1: 2025: 2025 ...
6.5–7.0: scientific interest: 1700-01-26: Cascadia subduction zone: 8.7–9.2 M w Tsunami: Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists.