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Hawaii – Southern: 7.9: X: 31–77: Limited damage / homes destroyed / tsunami: Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists.
On January 8, 2022, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Menyuan County, Qinghai Province near the border with Gansu Province, China. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It was the largest earthquake in China since the 2021 Maduo earthquake .
The 1990 Gonghe earthquake occurred on April 26 at 17:37 China Standard Time in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. The mainshock had a surface wave magnitude of 7.0 M s and a moment magnitude of 6.5 M w . [2] It was presaged by two foreshocks that struck merely seconds before the main earthquake.
In 2008, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, claiming the lives of at least 70,000 people, the deadliest quake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan quake that killed at least 242,000.
On 23 December 1738 the province of Qinghai was struck by an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 M w. [1] It ruptured the westernmost part of the Xianshuihe fault system, the Dangjiang segment. It led to 261–500 deaths. [3] [2] [1]
COURTESY USGS This U.S. Geological Survey map shows the location of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka region today. It poses no tsunami risk to Hawaii. There is no tsunami threat ...
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In the region of the April 13 earthquake the Tibetan Plateau is extending and translating east-southeastward within a larger zone of generally north–south convergence. [3] Based on the location, depth, and moment tensor of the event, the Qinghai Province earthquake likely reflects the interplay amongst these major tectonic forces, dominated ...