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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]
The 2010 Mindanao earthquakes occurred in the southern Philippines in the Moro Gulf. This was a complex sequence of events including three main events (a triplet earthquake ) of M w magnitude 7.3 or greater on the 23rd of July, and two significant aftershocks of magnitude 6.6 on the 24th and 29th.
2010 July 24 Mindanao 7.3, 7.6, 7.5 III 2010 Mindanao earthquakes triplet earthquake, deep focus events [19] 2012 February 6 11:49 Negros 6.7 VII 113 dead, 112 injured 2012 Negros earthquake [20] 2012 August 31 20:47 Samar 7.6 VII 1 dead, 1 injured 2012 Samar earthquake [21] 2013 October 15 08:12 Bohol 7.2 IX 222 dead, 976 injured 2013 Bohol ...
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]
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.
Earthquakes in 2009 resulted in 1,853 fatalities. The 2nd Sumatra earthquake caused an estimated 1,117 deaths to that island, while other majors events struck Italy or Costa Rica. Also notable, the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami registered an 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale, the most powerful earthquake in 2009
The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake caused further structural damage in Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures. Four people died and 141 were injured. 4 141 11 [38] Japan, Fukushima, 17 km south southwest of Ishikawa: 6.6 11.0 VIII The April 2011 Fukushima earthquake caused little structural damage, but killed seven people and injured ten others. Mostly ...
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 ...