The 1975 Near Islands earthquake occurred at 08:43 UTC on February 2 off the coast of Attu Island, Alaska. The earthquake had a surface-wave magnitude...
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Valdivia earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 9.5 earthquake, between 2200 and 6000 fatalities, including 61 in Hilo, HI 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami...
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earthquake, the tsunami took just minutes to devastate the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Andaman Islands were moderately affected while the island...
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Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...
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Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. February 2, 1975. Retrieved May 29, 2021. "Significant Earthquake: ALASKA: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS: NEAR ISLANDS"...
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the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra struck the southern coast on 26 December 2004. The earthquake registered 9.1–9.3 Mw...
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The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian: Mokupuni Hawaiʻi) are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the...
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strongest earthquake felt since 1975. A 20 m (66 ft) crack appeared in the Corniche in Alexandria. On 20 February, a Mww 6.3 aftershock struck near Antakya...
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damage from the earthquake is estimated at US$5 million. The term Nemuro-Oki earthquake refers to large earthquakes that have struck near the Nemuro Peninsula...
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Nankai megathrust earthquakes (Japanese: 南海トラフ巨大地震, Hepburn: Nankai Torafu Kyodai Jishin) are great megathrust earthquakes that occur along the Nankai...
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the Samoan Islands. It was described as the worst earthquake in Samoa in 50 years. Though there were no casualties, residents on the island were frightened...
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Atlantic earthquake occurred on 2 February somewhere between the Azores Islands and Lisbon, Portugal. The estimated moment magnitude 8.3–8.9 earthquake had...
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Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands, an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal which also includes South Sentinel Island. The island is a protected...
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tsunami, but damage was limited to cracks in the taxiways. The 1975 Near Islands earthquake, measuring 7.6 (surface wave magnitude), occurred on 1 February...
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Islands. That name was used by missionaries until about 1845, and in official European dispatches until about 1870. Politically, the Samoan Islands are...
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largest earthquake to affect Hawaii since the 1975 earthquake, which affected the same region, killing two people and injuring another 28. The earthquake had...
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The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the 1971 Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel...
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and the 1975 Kalapana earthquake. A firsthand description of the events was written by Frederick S. Lyman, a goat and sheep rancher at Keaīwa near the epicenter...
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Jalisco earthquakes 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake November 1960 Peru earthquake 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake 1975 Kuril Islands earthquake 1982 Tonga...
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when a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Lima. Other magnitude 7.0+ events shook the Caribbean, China and the southwest Pacific Islands. Two events dominated...
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Pararas-Carayannis, George. "Hawaii – Earthquake and Tsunami of 29 November 1975 in the Hawaiian Islands". drgeorgepc.com. Archived from the original...
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Canary Islands is dominated by volcanoes and volcanic rock. The Canary Islands are a group of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, near the coast...
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1 January, the 1980 Azores Island earthquake killed 73 people and injured over 400, causing severe damage on the islands of Terceira and São Jorge. Resulting...
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registered earthquake felt in Colombia occurred on September 11, 1530, around 10:00 AM, probably with the epicentre near Cumaná, Venezuela. The earthquake was...
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Shetland Islands, lying 120 km (75 miles) off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. The island was named after King George III. King George island has...
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pp. 163–185. "M 7.7 - Philippine Islands region". United States Geological Survey. 1911. "M 7.4 - Philippine Islands region". United States Geological...
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List of tsunamis (redirect from List of earthquakes and tsunamis)
coastline". 7NEWS. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-06. "M 8.1 Earthquake and Tsunami in Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on 04 Mar 2021 19:28 UTC". GDACS. "BMKG:...
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moment magnitude (Mww ) 7.6 earthquake occurred off the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The shallow subduction earthquake killed at least three people...
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The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of...
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along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also documented earthquakes. As Spanish missions were...
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