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The earthquake measured 7.2 on the moment magnitude scale that started 25 kilometers (16 mi) south of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). [14] It occurred at 22:40 UTC (1540 local time) on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010, and it is said to have lasted about a minute and 29 seconds. [3]
Earthquakes in 2001–2010 Strongest magnitude 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Deadliest 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 227,898 Total fatalities 792,667 Number by magnitude 9.0+ 1 8.0–8.9 12 7.0–7.9 141 6.0–6.9 1,454 5.0–5.9 16,500 2011–2020 → The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001–2010, listing earthquakes of ...
China requests that Tibetan monks leave Qinghai where an earthquake struck on 14 April. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) A total of 2.89 million new jobs were created in China 's urban areas during the first three months this year, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security ( MOHRSS ) (China.org)
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, on December 26. [211] A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Fiji islands on December 28. [212] A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu on December 29. [213] A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Poland on December 30. Three miners were killed by falling rocks. [214] [215]
The initial earthquake was preceded by a foreshock and followed by several aftershocks, four above magnitude 5, including a M5.8 aftershock at a 4 km (2.5 mi) depth on April 14. [55] Only shocks with magnitude 4.0 or higher are listed. Shocks with magnitude 5.5 or higher are highlighted in light blue.
The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin time, location and earthquake magnitude) and fatality information from several sources. Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [ 1 ] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [ 2 ] which is complete to December 2005.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Macquarie Island on April 16, at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Hirara , Japan on April 20 at a depth of 9.0 km (5.6 mi). A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Mie Prefecture , Japan on April 15 at a depth of 15.7 km (9.8 mi). 12 people were injured and 63 buildings were damaged in ...
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Baja California near Ensenada on December 14, at a depth of 10.1 km. [164] [165] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea on December 15, at a depth of 52 km. [166] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on December 17, at a depth of 18.5 km. [167]