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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (moment magnitude 9.1–9.3) [41] triggered a series of tsunamis on 26 December 2004 that devastated coastlines surrounding the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people (167,540 in Indonesia alone), making it the deadliest tsunami and one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
Since the three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast (1755 Cape Ann, 1811–12 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston) were well known, it became apparent to settlers that the earthquake hazard was different in California. While the 1812 San Juan Capistrano, 1857 Fort Tejon, and 1872 Owens Valley ...
Earthquakes which did not affect the United States directly, but caused tsunamis which did: 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 9.5 earthquake, between 2200 and 6000 fatalities, including 61 in Hilo, HI. 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.3 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere.
The 1927 Lompoc earthquake occurred on November 4 at 05:49 PST with an epicenter off the coast of Santa Barbara County Southern California. [1] The earthquake measured 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). It caused widespread damage in several towns of Santa Barbara County.
The last tsunami to hit California was in January, after a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean near Tonga sent 2-foot tsunami waves barreling through the Bay Area more than 5,000 miles away.
1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami. 1960 Valdivia earthquake. 1964 Alaska earthquake. 1979 Saint Elias earthquake. 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes. 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami. 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake. 2015 Taan Fiord landslide and megatsunami.
Earlier Saturday, the National Weather Service said the tsunami activity was supposed to hit Monterey around 7:30 a.m. and San Francisco around 8:10 a.m. Beaches in Southern California were ...
The 1700 Cascadia earthquake occurred along the Cascadia subduction zone on January 26, 1700, with an estimated moment magnitude of 8.7–9.2. The megathrust earthquake involved the Juan de Fuca plate from mid- Vancouver Island, south along the Pacific Northwest coast as far as northern California. The plate slipped an average of 20 meters (66 ...