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The January 2010 North American winter storms were a group of seven powerful winter storms that affected Canada and the Contiguous United States, particularly California.The storms developed from the combination of a strong El Niño episode, a powerful jet stream, [7] and an atmospheric river that opened from the West Pacific Ocean into the Western Seaboard.
The average daily high and low for January 2010 was 9.7 and 4.3 °C at the airport, which was way above the average high of 5 °C and the average low of −1 °C for January. No snow was also recorded in January compared to an average of about 17 cm and an average snow depth of 1 cm. [citation needed]
The magnitude 7.0 M w earthquake occurred inland, on 12 January 2010 at 16:53 (UTC−05:00), approximately 25 km (16 mi) WSW from Port-au-Prince at a depth of 13 km (8.1 mi) [8] on blind thrust faults associated with the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system [29] and lasted less than 30 seconds.
The 2010 Eureka earthquake occurred on January 9 at 4:27:38 pm PST offshore of Humboldt County, California, United States.The magnitude was measured 6.5 on the M w scale, and its epicenter was located offshore in the Pacific Ocean 33 miles (53 km) west of the nearest major city, Eureka.
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 ...
Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. ... But then the historic January 2010 earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, devastating the island nation.
This earthquake caused some damage and two injuries. A tsunami warning was issued for the Okinawa prefecture. [40] - 2 27 [41] Chile, Ñuble Region, Itata Province, 36 km WNW of Quirihue: 8.8 22.9 VIII The 2010 Chile earthquake was the largest event of 2010, and the most significant earthquake to impact Chile since the 1960 Valdivia earthquake ...
Fiserv, a financial information and analysis firm, is forecasting that national median home prices will fall 11.3 percent by summer 2010. The recent surge in home sales and new homes under ...