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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]
2010 Yushu earthquake: The death toll from the earthquake in China which occurred on Wednesday has risen to 1144, officials have announced. Another 417 people are reported to be unaccounted for. Premier Wen Jiabao travels to the earthquake zone, having postponed a scheduled visit to Brunei, Indonesia and Myanmar.
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.
Also notable, the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami registered an 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale, the most powerful earthquake in 2009. The tsunami associated with the Samoa earthquake caused tsunami advisories and warning across the Pacific Ocean rim, also known as the Ring of Fire .
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.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Gansu, China on January 9 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi). Around 2,000 buildings were damaged in the epicenter area. [4] A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Jilin, China on January 11 at a depth of 23.1 km (14.4 mi). Several buildings collapsed in the epicentral area.
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]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck New Britain, Papua New Guinea on July 19 at a depth of 28 km. A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Yunnan, China on July 22 at a depth of 56 km. 22 people were killed and 106 injured due to a landslide in Yanjin County. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Nias, Indonesia on July 27 at a depth of 20 km.