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January 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
According to official estimates, 222,570 people killed, 300,000 injured, 1.3 million displaced, 97,294 houses destroyed and 188,383 damaged in the Port-au-Prince area... -
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October 1994 Shikotan, Kuril Islands, Russia Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred in the southern Kurils and on northern Hokkaido on Tuesday, October 5, 1994, (October 4 at 13:23 GMT). It was a sudden event,... -
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November 1999 Duzce, Turkey Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 7.2 quake occurred at 6.57 pm local time (16:57 GMT). Duzce lies on the eastern fringe of the region hit by the August 17, 1999 quake. The death toll... -
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May 2010 Pacaya, Guatemala Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A television reporter was killed by a shower of burning rocks when he got too close to the volcano, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of Guatemala City. On 29 May,... -
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La Soufriere, Guadeloupe Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
La Soufriere is a stratovolcano with a summit dome, on the southern part of Guadeloupe Island. It has erupted explosively about ten times since 1400. -
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April 1965 Seattle, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 6.5 earthquake killed 7 and caused 12.5 million in property damage. -
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May 1983 Coalinga, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Location: Central California, 20.8 kilometers from Coalinga. Affected area: 205,000 square kilometers. Damage: $31 million. The most serious damage occurred in the... -
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May 1960 Puerto Montt, Valdivia, Chile Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On May 22, 1960, a Mw 9.5 earthquake, the largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded, occurred in southern Chile. The series of earthquakes that followed ravaged... -
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February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The South Island, New Zealand earthquake occurred as part of the aftershock sequence of the M 7.0 September 3, 2010 Darfield, NZ earthquake. It involved oblique-... -
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October 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan Images recent views
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... -
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November 1929 Grand Banks, Canada Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On November 18, 1929, at 5:30 pm local time, an earthquake occurred approximately 250 km south of Newfoundland along the southern edge of the Grand Banks. The... -
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January 1999 Armenia, Colombia Images recent views
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... -
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August 1959 Hebgen Lake, USA Images recent views
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The magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed 28 people and caused $11 million property damage. Affected area: 1,554,000 sq km -
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May 1980 Mount Saint Helens, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
An earthquake occurred at 15 32 UT, only seconds before the explosion that began the eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano. This eruption and blast blew off the top of... -
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October 1968 Meckering, Australia Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 6.8 earthquake caused $2.2 million in property damage. This earthquake was particularly efficient in the generation of surface waves. -
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March 1957 Aleutian Islands, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 8.6 (Mw) earthquake occurred south of the Andreanof Islands, in the Aleutian Islands. It generated an 8-meter tsunami that did great damage on Adak... -
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February 1971 San Fernando, USA Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 6.7 earthquake killed 66 and caused $0.5-1.0 billion property damage. -
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March 2011 Tohoku, Japan Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The March 11 earthquake generated a devastating tsunami that was observed all over the Pacific and caused tremendous devastation locally, including an accident at the... -
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September 1975 Lice, Turkey Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Eastern Turkey. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the Turkish district of Lice at 12:20 local time (09:20 UTC) on September 6, 1975, killing 2,311 people. The... -
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August 1973 Veracruz, Mexico Images recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
South of Veracruz, southeastern Mexico. Damage: Severe. The earthquake caused heavy damage in the states of Morelos, Puebla, and Veracruz. Thousands were left homeless.
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