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The earthquake occurred at a relatively shallow depth, only 20 kilometres (12 mi) below the surface, which would have amplified the shaking effect. [7] Earthquakes of this size according to the U.S. Geological Survey are 40 km × 20 km (25 mi × 12 mi) in rupture size. [1] The earthquake occurred at the southern extent of the Guerrero Gap.
The 2021 Haiti earthquake was the largest to strike the country since the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake. More than 138,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, most of them in Les Cayes and Nippes. 2,248 people were killed, 12,763 others were injured and 329 people remained missing. It is the deadliest earthquake of 2021. [338] 2,248 12,763 16 [339]
The Baja California peninsula lies near the boundary of the Pacific plate and the North American plate, while southern Mexico lies just north of the boundary between the North American plate and the Cocos and Rivera tectonic plates. The Cocos plate is subducting under the North American plate at a rate of 67 mm (0.220 ft) per year, while the ...
In San Francisco, a tsunami triggered by a large earthquake in Alaska would take approximately five hours to reach the city of over 800,000 residents, the 2021 maps showed.
Near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico see 2021 Guerrero earthquake: 16.982 -99.773 13 7.0 M w (USGS) Centred 20.7km NE of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, at a depth of 20.0km. [30] September 15, 2021 20:33 Sichuan–Chongqing border region see 2021 Luxian earthquake: 29.182 105.391 3 5.4 M w (USGS) Centred 52km WSW of Yongchuan, China, at a ...
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 ...
2010 Baja California earthquake; 2010 Oaxaca earthquake; ... 2021 Guerrero earthquake; M. Mexican Seismic Alert System; 2022 Michoacán earthquake; O. 2020 Oaxaca ...
2021–2030 →. The following ... see 2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake: 16.662 -98.188 2 7.4 ... Northern California, United States see 2014 South Napa earthquake ...