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August 1976 Moro Gulf, Philippines Images
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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May 1960 Puerto Montt, Valdivia, Chile Images
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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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November 1952 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The tsunami was generated by a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) earthquake on Kamchatka where it caused severe damage. The tsunami then struck Midway (3,000 kilometers away), the... -
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Faults Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Through the study of faults and their effects, much can be learned about the size and recurrence intervals of earthquakes. Faults also teach us about crustal... -
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October 1979 El Centro, USA Images
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The magnitude 6.9 earthquake caused $30 million property damage and injured 91 people. -
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April 1984 Morgan Hill, USA Images
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This magnitude 6.2 earthquake caused $30 million in property damage in northern California. The epicenter of the quake was located near Mount Hamilton in the Diablo... -
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October 1918 Puerto Rico, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At 10:14 am local time on October 11th, 1918, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in Mona Passage, west of Puerto Rico. The shock was immediately followed by a tsunami... -
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October 1980 El Asnam, Algeria Images
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This 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed 5,000 people and caused severe damage. Location: Northern Algeria. Damage: $3,000 million. About 9,000 were injured. Extensive... -
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La Soufriere, Guadeloupe Images
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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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September 1999 Nantou, Taiwan Images
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At least 2,297 people killed, 8,700 injured, 600,000 people left homeless and about 82,000 housing units damaged by the earthquake and larger aftershocks. Damage... -
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October 1935 Helena, USA Images
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Location: almost directly beneath Helena. Affected area: 363,000 square kilometers. Damage: $4 million. A series of earthquakes beginning on October 3, 1935, shook... -
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Mudflows and Earthflows Images
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The slopes above streams and rivers are subjected to a variety of processes that cause them to recede and retreat from the river or stream channel. These processes,... -
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October 1915 Pleasant Valley, USA Images
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Oblique-slip fault produced during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake of 1915, Pleasant Valley, Nevada. -
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June 2017 Karrat Fjord, Greenland Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On June 17, 2017, at 23:39:17 UTC, a large landslide occurred in Greenland when a landslide mass descended into the sea at Karrat Fjord. The landslide triggered a... -
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November 1999 Duzce, Turkey Images
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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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NCEI/WDS Natural Hazards Image Database
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Photographs and other visual media provide valuable pre- and post-event data for natural hazards. Research, mitigation, and forecasting rely on visual data for post-... -
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GOES Fire Detects from the Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (WF-ABBA)
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The GOES ABBA is a contextual multi-spectral thresholding algorithm which utilizes dynamic local thresholds derived from the GOES satellite imagery and ancillary... -
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September 1886 Charleston, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Generally referred to as August 31, 1886, as the earthquake occurred at 9:51 pm local time. Eight minutes later there was a severe aftershock. This was the most... -
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Rockfalls and Slides Images
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The slopes above streams and rivers are subjected to a variety of processes that cause them to recede and retreat from the river or stream channel. These processes,... -
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March 1964 Prince William Sound, USA Images
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...