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The tremor measured 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and 7.3 on the Richter scale, [8] and the focal depth was 8.0 km (5.0 mi). The Central Weather Bureau recorded a total of 12,911 aftershocks in the month following the mainshock. [9] The total energy released is estimated to be 2.1 × 10 17 J, [10] approximately the same as the yield of the ...
The reason for the intensity and high frequency of earthquakes is the Indian plate driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 47 mm/year. [1] The following is a list of major earthquakes which have occurred in India , including those with epicentres outside India that caused significant damage or casualties in the country.
Largest in a swarm of 219 tremors affecting the area in one day. [34] Four people injured, [35] 713 houses destroyed and 415 others damaged in El Salvador. [36] At least 55 houses destroyed and 161 others damaged in Guatemala. [37] - 4 16 [38] Japan, Bonin Islands offshore 6.3 405.0 III - - - 17 [39] Iran, Mazandaran, 14 km (8.7 mi) south of ...
The governor of Ishikawa Prefecture, Hiroshi Hase, said that the earthquake had produced at least 2.4 million tons of waste, equivalent to seven-years' worth of waste produced in the prefecture, with 60 percent of it originating in Suzu, Wajima, Noto and Anamizu, which was also equivalent to 60 years' worth of waste produced in these towns.
It measured M w 6.8 on the Moment magnitude scale , [57] and Mj7.3 on the revised (7.2 on the old) JMA magnitude scale. [58] The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The hypocenter of the earthquake was located 16 km (9.9 mi) beneath its epicenter, [58] on the northern end of Awaji Island, 20 km (12 mi) away from the city of Kobe.
Since then, measurements from satellites have shown that mountain parts directly above the epicenter have risen by a few meters, giving ample proof that the Himalayas are still being formed and growing and that this earthquake was a consequence of that. [27] By the end of 2005, a total of 1,778 aftershocks were recorded. [28]
An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity , from those so weak they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage ...
Tremors were felt in Eritrea and Somalia. 2 2 21 [125] Papua New Guinea, Bougainville offshore 6.6 493.5 I - - - 21 [126] Taiwan, Hualien offshore 6.3 42.8 IV - - - 24 [127] Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Caspian Sea offshore 5.2 33.0 IV Some buildings were slightly damaged in southern Dagestan. - - 26 [128] Slovenia, Kočevje: 2.7 10.0 V