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September 2009 Samoa Islands, Samoa Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 149 people killed in Samoa, 34 killed in American Samoa and 9 killed, 7 injured and 500 displaced on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Widespread damage to infrastructure... -
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July 1986 Palm Springs, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 6.0 earthquake caused $4.5 million in property damage and injured at least 29 people. Landslides occurred in the area. The shock was felt throughout... -
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April 1981 Westmorland, Calipatria, USA Images recent views
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... -
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November 1867 Virgin Islands, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On November 18, 1867 at 18:45 UTC, a violent earthquake along the north scarp of the Anegada Trough, occurred 15 to 20 km southwest of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands... -
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April 1992 Cape Mendocino, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On April 25, 1992 at 11:06 am local time (April 25 at 18:06 GMT), a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in the Cape Mendocino area. Two additional earthquakes,... -
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March 1933 Long Beach, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
5 kilometers southwest of Newport Beach. Seriously affected area: 1,200 square kilometers. Damage: $40 million. Schools were among the buildings most severely damaged... -
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January 1980 Livermore, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
There was considerable damage to facilities at the Lawrence Livermore Lab. -
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May 1983 Akita, Honshu, Japan Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The tsunami generated by a magnitude 7.9 (Mw) earthquake destroyed 700 boats and 59 houses for a total of $800 million in property damage in Japan (1983 dollars). One... -
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Barcena, Mexico Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Barcena is on San Benedicto Island, which lies off the coast of Mexico, south of Baja California and west of Mexico City. -
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May 2003 Boumerdes and Algiers, Algeria Images recent views
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... -
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June 1994 Java, Indonesia Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On June 2, 1994 at 18:17:34 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred 200 km off the southeastern coast of Java. The earthquake occurred at night, and awoke only about... -
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June 1964 Niigata, Japan Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed 26 and destroyed 3,018 houses and moderately or severely damaged 9,750 in Niigata prefecture. -
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March 1977 Bucharest, Romania Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
1,500 reported killed, 10,500 injured, and extensive damage in the Bucharest area. Bulgaria reported 20 killed and 165 injured. Moscow reported some damage in the... -
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March 1964 Prince William Sound, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Prince William Sound magnitude 9.2 Mw earthquake on March 28, 1964 at 03:36 GMT (March 27 at 5:36 pm local time), was the largest U.S. earthquake ever recorded... -
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August 1976 Moro Gulf, Philippines Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On August 16, 1976, at 16:11:07 UTC, a magnitude (Mw) 8.0 earthquake shook Mindanao Island in the Philippines. It caused a destructive tsunami in the Celebes Sea that... -
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February 1976 Los Amateos, Guatemala Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 7.5 earthquake killed 23,000, injured 76,000, and caused $1,100 million in property damage. It was felt over 100,000 square kilometers and was... -
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Cerro Negro, Nicaragua Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cinder cone in western Nicaragua has a name that means "black hill." It has erupted more than 20 times since its birth in 1850. Explosive eruptions from the... -
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July 1976 Tangshan, China Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Northeastern China. Damage: $5,600 million. The death toll (240,000) was one of largest in recorded history from an earthquake. In addition, around 800,000 were... -
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June 1992 Mount Spurr, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Following 39 years of inactivity, Crater Peak vent on the south flank of Mount Spurr volcano burst into eruption at 7:04 a.m. Alaska daylight time (ADT) on June 27,... -
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April 2007 Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
An earthquake measuring 8.1 struck 345 kilometers northwest of the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara at 0740 local time on 2 April. (2040 GMT 1 April). The earthquake...
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