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An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.0 [4] [note 1] occurred on 30 October 2020 about 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of the Greek island of Samos.Although Samos was closest to the epicentre, it was the large Turkish city İzmir, 70 km (43 mi) northeast that was heavily affected—more than 700 residential and commercial structures were seriously damaged or destroyed.
In mainland Greece, normal faulting gives earthquakes up to 7 in magnitude, while in the northern Aegean, strike-slip events with a magnitude of 7.2 have been recorded. Large intermediate depth (>50 km) earthquakes of magnitude >7 from within the subducting African plate have been recorded but such events cause little damage, although they are ...
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 561 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. Almost all of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in the ...
The United States Geological Survey says there have been at least 40 other earthquakes of a magnitude 6.0 or larger in the region during the last 100 years. 7.0 California Shake Intensity
A large, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. The warning was later ...
2023 Jishishan earthquake: 6 21 6.5 Afghanistan, Badakhshan: V (Moderate) 187.6 March 21: 2023 Badakhshan earthquake: 7 18 6.8 Ecuador, Guayas offshore VII (Very Strong) 65.8 March 18: 2023 Guayas earthquake: 8 13 6.3 Turkey, Hatay: IX (Violent) 16.0 February 20: 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes: 9 11 6.7 Philippines, Soccsksargen offshore VIII ...
SAN FRANCISCO ‒ A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the town of Petrolia on Thursday at 10:44 a.m. local time, generating a now discontinued tsunami warning that stretched from southern ...
Crete, Greece see 2021 Arkalochori earthquake: 35.252 25.260 1 6.0 M w (USGS) Centred 7km NNW of Thrapsanón, Greece, at a depth of 8.7km. [32] October 2, 2021 06:29 Vanuatu region -21.104 174.895 0 7.3 M w (USGS) Centred 452.5km SW of Nadi, Western, Fiji, at a depth of 535.8km. [33] October 6, 2021 22:01 Pakistan see 2021 Balochistan ...