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On May 4, 2018, an earthquake with a magnitude of M w 6.9 [5] struck Hawaii island in the Hawaii archipelago at around 12:33 p.m. local time. [6] The earthquake's epicenter was near the south flank of Kīlauea, which has been the site of seismic and volcanic activity since late April of that year. [7]
Also known as the World Series earthquake, it is the largest event to affect the area since 1906. 63 3,757 18 [156] Solomon Islands, Makira: 6.1 45.4 V - - - 18 [157] China, Shanxi: 5.4 10.0 V 29 people were killed, 150 others were injured, and 27,500 houses were damaged in Datong and Yangyuan. 29 150 19 [158] Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic ...
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
4.1 10.0 IV This earthquake caused a mine collapse in Borynia-Zofiowka-Jastrzebie coal mine. Five miners were killed and two others injured. [126] 5 2 6 [127] El Salvador, 10 km south of Intipucá: 5.4 10.0 VI 11 houses were destroyed and more than 180 damaged. Some landslides also occurred. A 3-year-old girl was injured by a falling wall in La ...
Millions of minor earthquakes occur every year worldwide, equating to hundreds every hour every day. [15] On the other hand, earthquakes of magnitude ≥8.0 occur about once a year, on average. [15] The largest recorded earthquake was the Great Chilean earthquake of May 22, 1960, which had a magnitude of 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale. [16]
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking buildings up and down the East Coast and surprising residents ...
Aftershock of the 2009 West Papua earthquakes. - - 4 [7] Greece, Peloponnese offshore, 18 km (11 mi) south southeast of Kardamyli: 4.3 10.0 V One person killed and another injured after a wall collapsed in Messenia. [8] 1 1 7 [9] Indonesia, West Papua offshore, 73 km (45 mi) west northwest of Manokwari: 6.0 16.0 IV
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake – magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicenter less than 1 km inside Mexico – significant damage and injuries on both sides of the border (60 in the US) 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) – magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States