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| x Loma Prieta earthquake |
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Oct 17, 1989 |
The Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89 and the World Series Earthquake, was a major earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area of California on October 17, 1989, at 5:04 pm local time. Caused by a slip along the San...
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7.1 | |
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| x Alum Rock, CA USA 2007 earthquake | Oct 31, 2007 3:04:54AM UTC |
Occurred on the Calaveras Fault. No major damage. Largest quake in the Bay Area since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
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5.6 | ||
| x 1906 San Francisco earthquake |
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Apr 18, 1906 1:12PM UTC |
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment...
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7.8 | |
| x 1963 Skopje earthquake |
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Jul 26, 1963 4:17AM UTC |
The 1963 Skopje earthquake (Macedonian: Скопски земјотрес 1963, transliterated Skopski zemjotres 1963) was an 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia (present-day Republic of Macedonia) then part of the SFR Yugoslavia,...
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6.1 | |
| x New Madrid earthquake |
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Dec 16, 1811 8:00AM UTC |
The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (pronounced /nuː ˈmædrɨd/) were an intense intraplate earthquake series beginning with an initial pair of very large earthquakes on December 16, 1811. These earthquakes remain the most powerful earthquakes to hit...
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8.1 | Approximate |
| x 2005 Sumatra earthquake |
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Mar 28, 2005 4:09PM UTC |
The 2005 Sumatra earthquake, referred to as the Nias Earthquake by the scientific community, was a major earthquake on 28 March 2005, located off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Approximately 1300 people were killed by the earthquake,...
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8.7 | |
| x Parkfield earthquake |
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Sep 28, 2004 5:15PM UTC |
Parkfield earthquake is a name given to various large earthquakes that occurred in the vicinity of the town of Parkfield, California, United States. The San Andreas fault runs through this town, and six successive magnitude 6 earthquakes occurred on...
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6 | |
| x 2001 Gujarat earthquake | Jan 26, 2001 3:16AM UTC |
The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, India's 52nd Republic Day, at 08:46 AM local time (3:16 UTC) and lasted for over two minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch...
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7.7 | ||
| x 1923 Great Kanto earthquake |
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Sep 1, 1923 2:58AM UTC |
The Great Kantō earthquake (関東大震災, Kantō daishinsai) struck the Kantō plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 11:58:44 am JST (2:58:44 UTC) on Saturday, September 1, 1923. Varied accounts hold that the duration of the earthquake was between 4...
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7.9 | |
| x Northridge earthquake |
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Jan 17, 1994 12:30PM UTC |
The Northridge earthquake was an earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 04:31 Pacific Standard Time in Reseda, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, lasting for about 10–20 seconds. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6...
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6.7 | |
| x 1985 Mexico City earthquake |
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Sep 19, 1985 1:17PM UTC |
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck Mexico City on the early morning of 19 September 1985 at around 7:19 am (CST), caused the deaths of at least 10,000 people and serious damage to the Greater Mexico City Area....
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8 | |
| x Chi-Chi earthquake |
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Sep 20, 1999 5:47PM UTC |
Jiji earthquake (traditional Chinese: 集集大地震; pinyin: jíjí dàdìzhèn), also known as the 921 earthquake (traditional Chinese: 九二一大地震) occurred at 1:47:15.9 CST (17:47:15.9 UTC) on September 21, 1999 in Chichi, Nantou, Taiwan and measured 7.6 on the...
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7.7 | |
| x Whittier Narrows earthquake | Oct 1, 1987 2:42PM UTC |
The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of southern California at 7:42 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on October 1, 1987. The magnitude 5.9 earthquake was originally assigned a...
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5.9 | ||
| x 1960 Agadir earthquake |
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Feb 29, 1960 11:40PM UTC |
The 1960 Agadir earthquake took place on Monday, February 29, 1960, at 23:47 local time. It was the most destructive and deadliest earthquake in Moroccan history with a magnitude of 5.7 Mw, killing around 15,000 people (about a third of the city's...
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5.7 | |
| x Kamchatka earthquakes | Nov 4, 1952 4:58PM UTC |
Three earthquakes, which occurred off the coast of Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia in 1737, 1923 and 1952, were megathrust earthquakes and caused tsunamis. They occurred where the Pacific Plate subducts under the Okhotsk Plate at the Kuril...
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9 | ||
| x Cascadia earthquake |
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Jan 26, 1700 |
The 1700 Cascadia earthquake was a magnitude 8.7 to 9.2 megathrust earthquake that occurred in the Cascadia subduction zone on January 26, 1700. The earthquake involved the Juan de Fuca Plate underlying the Pacific Ocean, from mid-Vancouver Island...
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9 | Approximate |
| x 1755 Lisbon earthquake |
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Nov 1, 1755 10:16AM UTC |
The most terrible earthquake in "recorded" history, commonly known as the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the Great Lisbon Earthquake, occurred on Saturday, November 1, 1755, around 9:40 AM, in the Kingdom of Portugal, but extended to the greater parts...
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8.7 | Approximate |
| x Shaanxi Earthquake |
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Jan 23, 1556 |
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake (Chinese: 华县大地震; pinyin: Huàxiàn Dàdìzhèn) or Jiajing earthquake (Chinese: 嘉靖大地震; pinyin: Jiājìng Dàdìzhèn) was a catastrophic earthquake and is also the deadliest earthquake on record, killing approximately 830,000...
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8 | Approximate |
| x Fort Tejon earthquake | Jan 9, 1857 4:24PM UTC |
The Fort Tejon earthquake occurred at about 8:20 am (Pacific time) on January 9, 1857 in central and Southern California with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9. It ruptured the southern part of the San Andreas Fault for a length of about 225...
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7.9 | Approximate | |
| x Good Friday Earthquake |
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Mar 28, 1964 3:36AM UTC |
The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan Earthquake, the Portage Earthquake and the Good Friday Earthquake, was a megathrust earthquake that began at 5:36 P.M. AST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. Across south-central Alaska,...
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9.2 | |
| x 1872 Lone Pine earthquake |
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Mar 26, 1872 10:30AM UTC |
The Great Lone Pine earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes to hit California in recorded history. The quake struck on March 26, 1872 and its epicenter was near Lone Pine, California in Owens Valley. The true size of this earthquake is not...
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7.6 | Approximate |
| x Great Chilean Earthquake |
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May 22, 1960 7:11PM UTC |
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia/Gran terremoto de Chile) of Sunday, 22 May 1960 is to date the most powerful earthquake ever recorded on Earth, rating 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale. It...
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9.5 | |
| x 1976 Tangshan earthquake |
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Jul 27, 1976 7:42PM UTC |
The Tangshan Earthquake is also known as the Great Tangshan Earthquake, was a natural disaster that occurred on Wednesday, July 28, 1976. It is believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll. The epicenter of the earthquake...
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7.6 | |
| x 1933 Long Beach earthquake |
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Mar 11, 1933 1:54AM UTC |
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, 1933 at 17:55 PST (March 11, 01:55 UTC), with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on...
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6.4 | |
| x 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | Mar 9, 1957 2:22PM UTC |
The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake was a magnitude 8.6 MW (8.3 Ms) megathrust earthquake that took place on March 9, 1957. It was centered at 51°30′N 175°42′W / 51.5°N 175.7°W / 51.5; -175.7 in the Alaska-Aleutian megathrust, south of the...
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9.1 | ||
| x Sylmar earthquake |
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Feb 9, 1971 2:00PM UTC |
The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the Sylmar earthquake) struck the San Fernando Valley near Sylmar, California at 6:00:55 am PST on February 9, 1971, with a magnitude of 6.6.
There are various names for this earthquake. The USGS and...
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6.7 | |
| x 1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquake |
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Aug 17, 1999 12:01AM UTC |
The 1999 İzmit earthquake (also known as the Kocaeli or Gölcük earthquake) was a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999, at about 3:02am local time. The event lasted for 37 seconds, killing around 17,000 people...
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7.6 | |
| x 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake |
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Dec 26, 2004 12:58AM UTC |
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as...
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9.3 | |
| x Great Hanshin earthquake |
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Jan 17, 1995 5:46AM UTC |
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, occurred on Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at 05:46 JST (January 16 at 20:46 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale (USGS), and Mj7.3 ...
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6.9 | |
| x 1939 Erzincan earthquake | Dec 26, 1939 11:57PM UTC |
The 1939 Erzincan earthquake was a major natural disaster that hit the province of Erzincan in eastern Turkey at 1:57 am (GMT 11:57 pm) on December 27, 1939. The earthquake of seven violent shocks, the biggest one measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale,...
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7.8 | ||
| x Nisqually earthquake |
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Feb 28, 2001 6:54PM UTC |
The Nisqually earthquake was an intraslab earthquake, occurring at 10:54 am PST (18:54 UTC) on February 28, 2001. One of the largest recorded earthquakes in Washington state history, it measured 6.8 on the MMS and lasted approximately 45 seconds....
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6.8 | |
| x Jabalpur, India earthquake | May 21, 1997 10:51PM UTC | 5.8 | |||
| x Latur-Killari, India earthquake | Sep 29, 1993 10:25PM UTC | 6.2 | |||
| x Kern County, California, USA earthquake | Jul 21, 1952 11:52AM UTC | 7.3 | |||
| x Managua, Nicaragua earthquake | Dec 23, 1972 6:29AM UTC | 6.2 | |||
| x Livermore, California, USA earthquake | Jan 24, 1980 7:00PM UTC | 5.8 | |||
| x Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada earthquake | Aug 22, 1949 4:01AM UTC | 8.1 | |||
| x Hilea, southeast Hawaii, Hawaii, USA earthquake | Apr 3, 1868 2:25AM UTC | 7.9 | Approximate | ||
| x Marked Tree, Arkansas, USA earthquake | Jan 5, 1843 2:45AM UTC | 6.3 | Approximate | ||
| x Kaoiki, Hawaii, USA earthquake | Nov 16, 1983 4:13PM UTC | 6.7 | |||
| x Vrancea, Romania earthquake | Nov 10, 1940 1:39AM UTC | 7.4 | |||
| x Offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA 1922 earthquake | Jan 31, 1922 1:17PM UTC | 7.3 | |||
| x Fairview Peak, Nevada, USA earthquake | Dec 16, 1954 11:07AM UTC | 7.1 | |||
| x Sanriku, Japan earthquake | Jun 15, 1896 7:32PM UTC | 8.5 | Approximate | ||
| x Offshore Lompoc, California, USA earthquake | Nov 4, 1927 1:51PM UTC | 7.1 | |||
| x Coyote Lake, California, USA earthquake | Aug 6, 1979 5:05PM UTC | 5.7 | |||
| x Imperial Valley, California, USA 1979 earthquake | Oct 15, 1979 11:17PM UTC | 6.4 | |||
| x Stillwater, Nevada, USA earthquake | Aug 24, 1954 5:51AM UTC | 6.8 | |||
| x Offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA Apr 26 1992 I earthquake | Apr 26, 1992 7:41AM UTC | 6.5 | |||
| x Honeydew, California, USA earthquake | Aug 17, 1991 10:17PM UTC | 7.1 | |||
| x San Simeon, California, USA earthquake | Dec 22, 2003 7:15PM UTC | 6.6 | |||
| x Unimak Island, Alaska, USA earthquake | Apr 1, 1946 12:28PM UTC | 7.3 | |||
| x Dzce, Turkey earthquake | Nov 12, 1999 4:57PM UTC | 7.2 | |||
| x Hokkaid_, Japan earthquake | Sep 25, 2003 7:50PM UTC | 8.3 | |||
| x Round Valley, California, USA earthquake | Nov 23, 1984 6:08PM UTC | 5.7 | |||
| x New Madrid, Missouri, USA Feb 7 1812 earthquake | Feb 7, 1812 9:45AM UTC | 8 | Approximate | ||
| x Hector Mine, California, USA earthquake | Oct 16, 1999 9:46AM UTC | 7.2 | |||
| x Rat Islands, Alaska, USA 1965 earthquake | Feb 4, 1965 5:01AM UTC | 8.7 | |||
| x Coalinga, California, USA earthquake | May 2, 1983 11:42PM UTC | 6.5 | |||
| x Hebgen Lake, Montana, USA earthquake | Aug 18, 1959 6:37AM UTC | 7.3 | |||
