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Federal
January 1999 Armenia, Colombia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 1,185 people killed, over 700 missing and presumed killed, over 4,750 injured and about 250,000 homeless. The most affected city was Armenia where 907 people... -
Federal
October 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A devastating earthquake shook the western Himalaya and adjoining regions on the morning of 8th October 2005. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake killed at least 86,000... -
Federal
May 2003 Boumerdes and Algiers, Algeria Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A destructive earthquake of magnitude Mw = 6.8 hit the region of Boumerdes and Algiers (Algeria) on May 21, 2003. This is among the strongest seismic events of the... -
Federal
April 1981 Westmorland, Calipatria, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Magnitude 6.3. Damage $1-$3 million. Subsidence was reported on several rural roads in the area. Liquefaction caused scores of mudpots, and oozing soil in nearby... -
Federal
June 1925 Clarkston Valley, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Location: east of Helena. Affected area: 803,000 square kilometers. Damage: $0.3 million. Chimneys fell in every direction from the shaking. In addition, brick and... -
Federal
November 1975 Kilauea, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Two earthquakes occurred in the morning on Hawaii Island. The first earthquake (3 hours 36 minutes local time, 5.1 Ms, epicenter near the Kilauea crater) awakened the...