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4188464 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945%20Balochistan%20earthquake | 1945 Balochistan earthquake | The 1945 Balochistan earthquake () occurred in British India at 1:26 PKT on 28 November 1945 with a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
Earthquake
The earthquake's epicenter was 97.6 kilometers south-southwest of Pasni in Balochistan and a tsunami ... |
4194548 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935%20Quetta%20earthquake | 1935 Quetta earthquake | An earthquake occurred on 31 May 1935 between 2:30 am and 3:40 am at Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now part of Pakistan), close to the border with southern Afghanistan. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 and anywhere between 30,000 and 60,000 people died from the impact. It was recorded as the deadliest earth... |
4194575 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974%20Pattan%20earthquake | 1974 Pattan earthquake | The 1974 Pattan earthquake occurred in the rugged and isolated Hunza, Hazara and Swat districts of northern Pakistan at 12:11 UTC on 28 December. The 6.2 surface wave magnitude quake had a shallow focal depth of 22 km and was followed by numerous aftershocks. An official estimate of the number killed was 5,300 with app... |
4335013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20weather%20%28disambiguation%29 | Earthquake weather (disambiguation) | Earthquake weather is a type of weather popularly believed to precede earthquakes.
Earthquake Weather may also refer to:
Earthquake Weather (album), a 1989 album by Joe Strummer
"Earthquake Weather", a song by Beck from Guero
Earthquake Weather (novel), a 1997 novel by Tim Powers
Earthquake Weather, a novel by Ca... |
4467896 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20earthquakes%20in%20Pakistan | List of earthquakes in Pakistan | Pakistan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults. As a result, earthquakes in Pakistan occur often and are destructive.
Geology
Pakistan geologically overlaps both the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. Balochistan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas,... |
4470184 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976%20earthquake | 1976 earthquake | 1976 earthquake may refer to:
Earthquake geological events
1976 Bali earthquake
1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake (Turkey)
1976 Friuli earthquake (Italy)
1976 Guatemala earthquake
1976 Moro Gulf earthquake (Philippines) (great, tsunami)
1976 Papua earthquake (Indonesia)
1976 Songpan–Pingwu earthquake (China)
1976 Tang... |
4513048 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%20P%C3%A1ez%20River%20earthquake | 1994 Páez River earthquake | The 1994 Páez River earthquake occurred on June 6 with a moment magnitude of 6.8 at a depth of . The event, which is also known as the Páez River disaster, included subsequent landslides and mudslides that destroyed the small town of Páez, located on the foothills of the Central Ranges of the Andes in Cauca in south-we... |
4652475 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939%20Erzincan%20earthquake | 1939 Erzincan earthquake | An earthquake struck Turkey's eastern Erzincan Province at with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). It is the joint second most-powerful earthquake recorded in Turkey, tied with the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. Only the 1668 North Anatolia earthquake was more powerful. This w... |
4706614 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20Visions | Earthquake Visions | Earthquake Visions is the album that the glam-style metal band It's Alive recorded for Cheiron Studios in 1994. Earthquake Visions eventually sold a disappointing 30,000 copies, but furthermore established the contact between Cheiron and the band's vocalist Martin White – better known as the famous-to-be producer/songw... |
4714080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957%20Andreanof%20Islands%20earthquake | 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake occurred at 04:22 local time on March 9 with a moment magnitude estimated between 8.6 and 9.1 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group, which is part of the Aleutian Islands arc. The event occurred along the Aleuti... |
4789906 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%20Earthquake%20Authority | California Earthquake Authority | The California Earthquake Authority is a privately funded, publicly managed organization that sells California earthquake insurance policies through participating insurance companies. Established in September 1996 by the California Legislature, it is based in Sacramento, California.
External links
California Earthqua... |
4790615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%20Baku%20earthquake | 2000 Baku earthquake | The 2000 Baku earthquake occurred on November 25 at 22:09 (18:09 UTC) local time with an epicenter just offshore Baku, Azerbaijan. It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale and the maximum felt intensity was VI on the Mercalli intensity scale. It was followed three minutes later by a quake measuring 5.9. It was the... |
4928941 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1897%20Assam%20earthquake | 1897 Assam earthquake | The Assam earthquake of 1897 occurred on 12 June 1897, in Assam, British India at 11:06 UTC, and had an estimated moment magnitude of 8.2–8.3. It resulted in approximately 1,542 human casualties and caused catastrophic damage to infrastructures. Damage from the earthquake extended into Calcutta, where dozens of buildin... |
4929027 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950%20Assam%E2%80%93Tibet%20earthquake | 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake | The 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake, also known as the Assam earthquake, occurred on 15 August and had a moment magnitude of 8.7. The epicentre was located in the Mishmi Hills. It is the strongest earthquake ever recorded on land and is tied with the 2012 Indian Ocean Earthquakes as the strongest Strike-slip earthquake to ... |
4947282 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Kamchatka%20earthquake | 2006 Kamchatka earthquake | The 2006 Kamchatka earthquake occurred on . This shock had a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The hypocenter was located near the coast of Koryak Autonomous Okrug at an estimated depth of 22 km, as reported by the International Seismological Centre. This event caused damage in th... |
4996310 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Tonga%20earthquake | 2006 Tonga earthquake | The 2006 Tonga earthquake occurred on 4 May at with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (very strong). One injury occurred and a non-destructive tsunami was observed.
Earthquake
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a warnin... |
5082433 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%20Alabama%20earthquake | 2003 Alabama earthquake | The 2003 Alabama earthquake took place on April 29 at 3:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time (local time when the event occurred) eight miles (13 km) east-northeast of Fort Payne, Alabama. The number of people who felt this quake was exceptionally high as the earthquake could be felt in 11 states across the East Coast and as ... |
5126056 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20zones%20of%20India | Earthquake zones of India | The Indian subcontinent has a history of devastating earthquakes. The major reason for the high frequency and intensity of the earthquakes is that the Indian plate is driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 47 mm/year. Geographical statistics of India show that almost 58% of the land is vulnerable to earthquakes. ... |
5216241 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%20San%20Simeon%20earthquake | 2003 San Simeon earthquake | The 2003 San Simeon earthquake struck at 11:15 PST (19:15 UTC) on December 22 on the Central Coast of California, about northeast of San Simeon. Probably centered in the Oceanic fault zone within the Santa Lucia Mountains, it was caused by thrust faulting and the rupture propagated southeast from the hypocenter for 12... |
5309730 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Yogyakarta%20earthquake | 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake | The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake (also known as the Bantul earthquake) occurred at with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging). Several factors led to a disproportionate amount of damage and number of casualties for the size of the shock, with more than 5,700 dead, tens of thousands inj... |
5508143 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20earthquakes%20in%20the%20British%20Isles | List of earthquakes in the British Isles |
The following is a list of notable earthquakes that have affected the British Isles. On average, several hundred earthquakes are detected by the British Geological Survey each year, but almost all are far too faint to be felt by humans. Those that are felt generally cause very little damage. Nonetheless, earthquakes ... |
5517740 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884%20Colchester%20earthquake | 1884 Colchester earthquake | The Colchester earthquake, also known as the Great English earthquake, occurred on the morning of 22 April 1884 at 09:18. It caused considerable damage in Colchester and the surrounding villages in Essex. In terms of overall destruction caused it is certainly the most destructive earthquake to have hit the United Kingd... |
5523844 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931%20Dogger%20Bank%20earthquake | 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake | The Dogger Bank earthquake of 1931 is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the United Kingdom since measurements began. It had a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter magnitude scale, and it caused a shaking intensity of VI (Strong) to VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The location of the earthquake in ... |
5569795 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1580%20Dover%20Straits%20earthquake | 1580 Dover Straits earthquake | Though severe earthquakes in the north of France and Britain are rare, the 1580 Dover Straits earthquake appears to have been one of the largest in the recorded history of England, Flanders or northern France. Its effects started to be felt in London at around six o'clock in the evening of 6 April 1580, being Wednesday... |
5618154 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20light | Earthquake light | An earthquake light also known as earthquake lightning or earthquake flash is a luminous optical phenomenon that appears in the sky at or near areas of tectonic stress, seismic activity, or volcanic eruptions. There is no broad consensus as to the causes of the phenomenon (or phenomena) involved. The phenomenon differs... |
5835302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Borujerd%20earthquake | 2006 Borujerd earthquake | The 2006 Borujerd earthquake occurred in the early morning of 31 March in the South of Borujerd with destruction in Borujerd, Silakhor and Dorood areas of the Loristan Province in western Iran. The centre of the earthquake was in Darb-e Astaneh village south of the Borujerd City. The earthquake measured 6.1 on the mome... |
5998814 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Pangandaran%20earthquake%20and%20tsunami | 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami | An earthquake occurred on July 17, 2006 at along a subduction zone off the coast of west and central Java, a large and densely populated island in the Indonesian archipelago. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.7 and a maximum perceived intensity of IV (Light) in Jakarta, the capital and largest city of Indonesia. T... |
5999209 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Java%20earthquake | 2006 Java earthquake | The 2006 Java earthquake may refer to:
2006 Yogyakarta earthquake
2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami
See also
List of earthquakes in Indonesia |
6067613 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Yanjin%20earthquake | 2006 Yanjin earthquake | The 2006 Yanjin earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 4.9 on July 22 at 01:10 UTC (09:10 local time). This destructive shock took place in Yanjin County, Yunnan, China. Twenty-two were killed and 106 were injured.
Damage
Eight people were killed as a result of houses (usually wooden) collapsing and fourteen ... |
6076570 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%20Earthquake%20Prediction%20Evaluation%20Council | California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council | The California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council (CEPEC) is a committee of earthquake experts that reviews potentially credible earthquake predictions and forecasts. Its purpose is to advise the Governor of California via the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES).
As the acting state geologist of the... |
6135929 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1138%20Aleppo%20earthquake | 1138 Aleppo earthquake | The 1138 Aleppo earthquake was among the deadliest earthquakes in history. Its name was taken from the city of Aleppo, in northern Syria, where the most casualties were sustained. The earthquake also caused damage and chaos to many other places in the area around Aleppo. The quake occurred on 11 October 1138 and was pr... |
6224059 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%20Luzon%20earthquake | 1990 Luzon earthquake | The 1990 Luzon earthquake struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines at 4:26 p.m. on July 16 (PDT) or 3:26 p.m. (PST) with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) and produced a 125 km-long ground rupture that stretched from Dingalan, Aurora to Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya. The... |
6320375 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944%20San%20Juan%20earthquake | 1944 San Juan earthquake | The 1944 San Juan earthquake took place in the province of San Juan, in the center-west area of Argentina, a region highly prone to seismic events. This moderate to strong earthquake (estimated moment magnitudes range from 6.7 to 7.8) destroyed a large part of San Juan, the provincial capital, and killed 10,000 of its ... |
6321024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Mendoza%20earthquake | 2006 Mendoza earthquake | The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place at 11:03 AM (UTC-3) on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.6 in the Richter scale. Its hypocenter was centered 23 km west southwest of San Martin, exactly at the town of Ugarteche, Luján de Cuyo,... |
6330568 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%20Mendoza%20earthquake | 1985 Mendoza earthquake | The 1985 Mendoza earthquake occurred with medium intensity in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place 7 minutes after midnight on 26 January 1985, and had a magnitude of 6.2 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located about 45 km southwest of Mendoza, the provincial capital, at the southern end of the reg... |
6333521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1861%20Mendoza%20earthquake | 1861 Mendoza earthquake | The 1861 Mendoza earthquake occurred in the province of Mendoza, Argentina on 20 March at 11:30 PM. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.2 on the scale and an intensity of IX–X on the Mercalli scale. Its hypocenter was located at an estimated depth of .
Tectonic setting
The city of Mendoza lies just to the east of the ... |
6334924 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977%20San%20Juan%20earthquake | 1977 San Juan earthquake | The 1977 San Juan earthquake, also known as Caucete earthquake, took place in the province of San Juan, Argentina, on 23 November at 06:26:26 AM. It measured 7.4 on the surface wave magnitude scale, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
The earthquake caused fatalities a... |
6335115 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948%20Salta%20earthquake | 1948 Salta earthquake | The 1948 Salta earthquake took place in the Argentinian province of Salta on 25 August at The shock was 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Property damage and casualties occurred in several towns in the east and southeast of Salta, and also in northern Tucumán and J... |
6335672 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1894%20San%20Juan%20earthquake | 1894 San Juan earthquake | The 1894 San Juan earthquake took place in the province of San Juan, Argentina, on 27 October 1894, at about 07:30 PM. It was the most powerful earthquake recorded in Argentina, with magnitude 7.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale. Its epicenter was located to the northwest of San Juan, approximately at , and at a de... |
6336667 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20earthquakes%20in%20Argentina | List of earthquakes in Argentina | This is a list of earthquakes in Argentina.
Details are approximate for old events.
Magnitude is measured in the Richter magnitude scale.
Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
Depth is given in miles.
1600-1899
20th century
21st century
| 2023 Neuquen earthquake
| 2023-07-17
| 03:05:10 UTC
| 6... |
6336930 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949%20Tierra%20del%20Fuego%20earthquakes | 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakes | The 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakes occurred slightly more than eight hours apart on 17 December. Their epicenters were located in the east of the Chilean Tierra del Fuego Province, close to the Argentine border on the island of Tierra del Fuego.
The two shocks measured 7.7 and 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale and ... |
6339280 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1817%20Santiago%20del%20Estero%20earthquake | 1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake | The 1817 Santiago del Estero earthquake took place in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, on 4 July at about 05:30 PM. It was estimated to be 7.0 on the Richter magnitude scale. Its epicenter was at , at a depth of 30 km.
The earthquake was felt with grade VIII in the Mercalli intensity scale in the provin... |
6339372 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1782%20Mendoza%20earthquake | 1782 Mendoza earthquake | The 1782 Mendoza earthquake took place in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, on 22 May 1782, at about 4 PM (UTC-3). It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at , at a depth of 30 km.
This was the first documented earthquake of many which would affect the provincial capital of Mendo... |
6339492 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1863%20Jujuy%20earthquake | 1863 Jujuy earthquake | The 1863 Jujuy earthquake took place in the province of Jujuy, Argentina on 15 January at about 11:00 (UTC-3). It had an estimated magnitude of 6.4 and its epicenter was at , at a depth of about .
This earthquake had a felt intensity of VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale. Its magnitude and duration made it exception... |
6421384 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952%20San%20Juan%20earthquake | 1952 San Juan earthquake | The 1952 San Juan earthquake took place on 11 June at 00:31:43 UTC in the province of San Juan, Argentina. It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale with a depth of . The earthquake was felt in San Juan with a maximum of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused damage in some locations in the south ... |
6421505 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920%20Mendoza%20earthquake | 1920 Mendoza earthquake | The 1920 Mendoza earthquake took place in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, on 17 December at 6:59:49 p.m. It measured magnitude 6.0, and its epicenter was at , with a depth of 40 km.
The earthquake was felt with grade VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It affected the provincial capital Mendoza, and cau... |
6628596 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968%20Casiguran%20earthquake | 1968 Casiguran earthquake | The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred on with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The thrust earthquake's epicenter was in Casiguran, Quezon (now part of Aurora province). A small non-destructive tsunami was generated and at least 207 people were killed. The majority of the dea... |
6872531 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Tajikistan%20earthquake | 2006 Tajikistan earthquake | On July 29, the 2006 Tajikistan earthquake hit the Khatlon region of Tajikistan. The earthquake doublet killed three people and injured 19.
Poor water and sanitation posed an ongoing risk to health, as did malaria, given its prevalence in the region and the fact that some people sleep outdoors without mosquito nets. D... |
6890764 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect%20of%20the%202004%20Indian%20Ocean%20earthquake%20on%20Finland | Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Finland | The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, by far the worst disaster in the number of lives lost during peacetime Finland, killed 179 Finns in Thailand and Sri Lanka, and caused widespread public debate and investigations into the actions of Finnish officials who were claimed to have failed to help their citizens in... |
6913374 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20Game | Earthquake Game | The Earthquake Game was a college football game in which the crowd reaction after an important play registered on a seismograph. Played in front of a crowd of 79,431 at Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium on October 8, 1988, the LSU Tigers upset No. 4 Auburn 7–6.
Background
The game pitted Southeastern Conferen... |
6936562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Gulf%20of%20Mexico%20earthquake | 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake | The 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake occurred in the eastern Gulf of Mexico on September 10 at . The intraplate earthquake measured 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale and its epicenter was located about west-southwest of Anna Maria, Florida. The event was felt throughout much of the Gulf Coast of the United States and wa... |
7062469 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20scenario | Earthquake scenario | Earthquake scenario is a planning tool to determine the appropriate emergency responses or building systems in areas exposed to earthquake hazards. It uses the basics of seismic hazard studies, but usually places a set earthquake on a specific fault, most likely near a high-population area. Most scenarios relate dire... |
7135316 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20bomb | Earthquake bomb | The earthquake bomb, or seismic bomb, was a concept that was invented by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis early in World War II and subsequently developed and used during the war against strategic targets in Europe. A seismic bomb differs somewhat in concept from a traditional bomb, which usually explode... |
7292230 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20Terror | Earthquake Terror | Earthquake Terror is a 1996 novel by Peg Kehret. It tells the tale of how a boy named Jonathan has to help his partially paralyzed six-year-old sister Abby, during an earthquake while their parents are at a hospital.
Reception
In his review for Childhood Education in 1997, J. Robert Dornish described the story as "a... |
7389480 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Jose%20Earthquakes%20%281974%E2%80%931988%29 | San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) | San Jose Earthquakes was a professional soccer club that played from 1974 to 1988. The team began as an expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League (NASL), and was originally set to play in San Francisco; but slow season ticket sales led to a late switch to San Jose's Spartan Stadium. The switch to sports-s... |
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