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    2011 earthquakes occurred on "blind" or unknown faults, New Zealand's Earthquake Commission had, in a 1991 report, predicted moderate earthquakes in Canterbury...
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    An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere...
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  • injuries. The Earthquake Commission treated the Boxing Day aftershock as a separate event to the 4 September earthquake. By 6 January, the commission had received...
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  • The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Darfield earthquake) struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 at 4:35 am...
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  • Natural Hazards Commission – Toka Tū Ake, also known as the Earthquake Commission Toka Tū Ake (EQC; Māori: Kōmihana Rūwhenua), is a New Zealand Crown...
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    On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The epicenter was...
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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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  • Thumbnail for 1906 San Francisco earthquake
    April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity...
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  • Thumbnail for 1971 San Fernando earthquake
    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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    for the attenuation of everyday sound. The New Zealand Government Earthquake Commission recommends that products such as Blu Tack should be used to prevent...
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    The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) on 22 May 1960 was...
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    On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 Mw struck with an epicentre off the west coast of northern...
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    carving of Rūaumoko in Te Papa Ruaumoko - God of Earthquakes on the Earthquake Commission website Earthquakes in Māori tradition article in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia...
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  • Thumbnail for List of earthquakes in New Zealand
    This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few...
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    Earthquake insurance is a form of property insurance that pays the policyholder in the event of an earthquake that causes damage to the property. Most...
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    at Mythic Lemnos Te Papa. "Ruaumoko - God of Earthquakes". Wellington, New Zealand: Earthquake Commission. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved...
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    The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January at 08:46 am IST. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of...
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    The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan...
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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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    OCLC 561497100. Te Papa. "Ruaumoko - God of Earthquakes". Wellington, New Zealand: Earthquake Commission. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved...
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  • earthquakes within stated limits, and particularly "the determination of parameters for the next strong earthquake to occur in a region". Earthquake prediction...
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    The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake that struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010...
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  • are generally independent of government policy, such as the Commerce Commission, which enforces legislation promoting competition Crown entity companies...
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  • Thumbnail for Majestic Centre
    Insurance New Zealand Ltd, the Earthquake Commission and Airways Corporation. Following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake, the Majestic Tower was assessed...
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  • occurred. Earthquake swarms which affected the United States: 1962–71 Denver earthquake swarm Enola earthquake swarm 2008 Reno earthquakes Guy-Greenbrier...
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  • Thumbnail for April 2015 Nepal earthquake
    The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh...
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  • Thumbnail for 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake
    The 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The 9.0 Mw earthquake triggered a major tsunami that hit Severo-Kurilsk...
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    an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) struck Morocco's Al Haouz Province. The earthquake's epicenter...
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    Earthquake environmental effects are the effects caused by an earthquake, including surface faulting, tsunamis, soil liquefactions, ground resonance, landslides...
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    Andrew Cowper (1908). The California Earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report of the State Earthquake Investigation Commission (PDF). Vol. I. Carnegie Institution...
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