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Here's a list of major recent earthquakes: — May 2008: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake leaves nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and presumed dead in Sichuan province.
What California earthquake felt like on the ground in San Francisco. Thursday 5 December 2024 19:49, Josh Marcus. At first, I wasn’t even sure it was an earthquake.Maybe it was just a truck ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying areas ...
The China Earthquake Networks Center gave the earthquake a magnitude of M s 7.1, [3] while the United States Geological Survey said the earthquake measured M ww 7.0. [2] It struck at 02:09 CST (18:09 UTC) [4] at a depth of 13 kilometers (8.1 miles). [2] The epicenter was located in a mountainous area with an average altitude of about 3,048 ...
The China Earthquake Networks Center said the seismic sequence was consistent with a mainshock–aftershock type event. Within 200 km (120 mi) of the earthquake's epicenter, only three earthquakes greater than magnitude 6.0 have occurred. [16] In 1936, a M s 6.8 earthquake caused significant destruction and deaths in Kangle County, Gansu. [17]
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter of the "strong" quake was off the coast ...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2025. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
The earthquake rattled large parts of the region — from San Francisco and Monterey to as far away as Sacramento, Reno and southern Oregon — providing a stark reminder of how coastal seismic ...