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Loma Prieta earthquake Image of collapsed double-decker freeway structure in Oakland, California
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 p.m. local time. Caused by a slip along the San...
6.9   Moment magnitude scale Wald et al., 1991
Loma Prieta earthquake Image of collapsed double-decker freeway structure in Oakland, California
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 p.m. local time. Caused by a slip along the San...
7.1   Surface-wave magnitude scale  
Alum Rock, CA USA 2007 earthquake  
Occurred on the Calaveras Fault. No major damage. Largest quake in the Bay Area since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
5.6   Moment magnitude scale  
Gulf of Alaska 1988 earthquake     7.8   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
Kona, Hawaii, USA earthquake     6.9   Surface-wave magnitude scale Klein and Wright, 2000
Mino-Owari, Japan earthquake     8 Approximate Surface-wave magnitude scale  
Hector Mine, California, USA earthquake     7.2   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
Santa Rosa, California, USA earthquake     5.7   Richter magnitude scale Bolt and Miller, 1975
Denali National Park, Alaska, USA earthquake     7.9   Moment magnitude scale QED
Yakutat Bay, Alaska, USA earthquake     8   Surface-wave magnitude scale  
Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada earthquake     6.8   Moment magnitude scale Wetmiller et al., 1988
Hilea, southeast Hawaii, Hawaii, USA earthquake     7.9 Approximate Intensity magnitude scale Klein and Wright, 2000
San Francisco Peninsula, California, USA earthquake     6.8 Approximate Intensity magnitude scale Bakun, 1999
Nisqually earthquake Nisqually earthquake
The Nisqually earthquake was an intraslab earthquake, occurring at 10:54 a.m. PST (18:54 UTC). on February 28, 2001, and was one of the largest recorded earthquakes in Washington state history. The quake measured 6.8 on the MMS and lasted...
6.8   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
Rainbow Mountain, Nevada, USA earthquake     6.6   Moment magnitude scale Ellsworth, 1990
Tsinghai, China earthquake     7.9   Surface-wave magnitude scale  
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, USA earthquake     6.5   Richter magnitude scale Algermissen and Harding, 1965
Huslia, Alaska, USA earthquake     7.3   Moment magnitude scale  
Molokai, Hawaii, USA earthquake     6.8 Approximate Intensity magnitude scale Klein and Wright, 2000
Spain 1954 earthquake     7.9   Moment magnitude scale  
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia Jan 22 1988 I earthquake     6.3   Moment magnitude scale Choy and Bowman, 1990
Mongolia earthquake     8.4   Moment magnitude scale  
Cedar Mountain, Nevada, USA earthquake     7.2   Moment magnitude scale  
Good Friday Earthquake AlaskaQuake-FourthAve
The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska Earthquake, began at 5:36 P.M. AST on Friday, March 27, 1964. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing buildings, and tsunamis directly caused about 131 deaths. This Alaskan...
9.2   Moment magnitude scale  
    6.9   Moment magnitude scale Wald et al., 1991
Borah Peak, Idaho, USA earthquake     7   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 1947 earthquake     7.2   Moment magnitude scale  
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia Jan 22 1988 III earthquake     6.6   Moment magnitude scale Choy and Bowman, 1990
Saguenay, Quebec, Canada earthquake     5.9   Moment magnitude scale Boatwright and Choy, 1992
Messina & Reggio Calabria, Italy earthquake     7.2   Surface-wave magnitude scale  
Niigata, Japan earthquake     7.5   Moment magnitude scale  
Shumagin Islands, Alaska, USA earthquake     8.2   Moment magnitude scale  
Assam, India earthquake     8.3 Approximate    
Sanriku, Japan 1933 earthquake     8.4   Moment magnitude scale  
Sylmar earthquake  
The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as Sylmar earthquake) struck the San Fernando Valley near Sylmar at 6:00:55 a.m. PST on February 9, 1971, with a magnitude of 6.6. There are various names for this earthquake. Seismologists call it the...
6.7   Moment magnitude scale Heaton, 1982
Colombia 1970 earthquake     8   Surface-wave magnitude scale  
1985 Mexico City earthquake A car demolished by the 1985 Mexico Earthquake in Mexico City
The 1985 Mexico City earthquake, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that struck Mexico on 19 September 1985 at 7:19 local time, caused the deaths of about 10,000 people and serious damage in the nation's capital. This earthquake had significant long-term...
8   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
Marked Tree, Arkansas, USA earthquake     6.3 Approximate Intensity magnitude scale Johnston, 1996
Coastal Peru earthquake     8.4   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
Fairview Peak, Nevada, USA earthquake     7.1   Moment magnitude scale Ellsworth, 1990
Ningxia-Gansu, China earthquake     8.6   Surface-wave magnitude scale  
Puerto Rico earthquake     7.5   Surface-wave magnitude scale McCann, 1985
Mammoth Lakes, California, USA May 25 1980 III earthquake     5.8   Moment magnitude scale Ellsworth, 1990
Imperial Valley, California, USA 1979 earthquake     6.4   Moment magnitude scale Hartzell and Heaton, 1983
Parkfield, California, USA 1901 earthquake     6.4   Surface-wave magnitude scale Abe, 1988
Joshua Tree, California, USA earthquake     6.1   Moment magnitude scale Hauksson et al., 1993
Fairweather, Alaska, USA earthquake     7.7   Moment magnitude scale  
North Palm Springs, California, USA earthquake     6.1   Moment magnitude scale Hartzell, 1989
Chalfant Valley, California, USA earthquake     6.2   Moment magnitude scale Ellsworth, 1990
South San Francisco Bay region, California, USA earthquake     6.5 Approximate Intensity magnitude scale Bakun, 1999
New Madrid, Missouri, USA Feb 7 1812 earthquake     8 Approximate Intensity magnitude scale Johnston, 1996
DŸzce, Turkey earthquake     7.2   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
Tango, Japan earthquake     7.6   Surface-wave magnitude scale  
Offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA Apr 26 1992 II earthquake     6.7   Moment magnitude scale Oppenheimer et al., 1993
Honeydew, California, USA earthquake     7.1   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
1872 Lone Pine earthquake Lone Pine fault scarp
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...
7.6 Approximate Moment magnitude scale Beanland and Clark, 1994
Livermore, California, USA earthquake     5.8   Moment magnitude scale Bolt et al., 1981
Latur-Killari, India earthquake     6.2   Moment magnitude scale PDE Monthly Listing
Sierra Madre, California, USA earthquake     5.6   Moment magnitude scale Wald et al., 1991
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 1918 earthquake     7   Richter magnitude scale Gutenberg and Richter, 1954; Rogers, 1983
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