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United States Earthquake Intensity Database, 1638-1985 11 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The United States Earthquake Intensity Database is a collection of damage and felt reports for over 23,000 U.S. earthquakes from 1638-1985. The majority of... -
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Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART(R))
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As part of the U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP), the Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART(R)) Project is an ongoing effort to... -
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August 1976 Moro Gulf, Philippines Images
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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 2003 Boumerdes and Algiers, Algeria Images
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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 1992 Mount Spurr, USA Images
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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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December 1992 Flores Region, Maumere, Indonesia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On December 12, 1992, a magnitude 7.5 Ms (USGS) earthquake at 05:29 UT occurred in the Flores, Indonesia, region producing a tsunami that reached shore in five... -
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July 1993 Hokkaido, Japan Images
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On July 12, 1993, a magnitude 7.6 Ms (7.7 Mw) (HRV) earthquake at 13:17 UT in the Sea of Japan near Hokkaido caused a back-arc tsunami that caused damage in all of... -
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Crustal Ages of the Ocean Floor - Poster
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The Crustal Ages of the Ocean Floor Poster was created at NGDC using the Crustal Ages of the Ocean Floor database draped digitally over a relief of the ocean floor... -
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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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July 1967 Caracas, Venezuela Images
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The magnitude 6.6 earthquake killed 240 and caused $50 million in property damage. -
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November 1994 Mindoro, Philippines Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On November 14, 1994 at 19:15:30 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake struck in the Verde Island Passage between Luzon and Mindoro Islands, Philippine Islands. A local... -
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Environmental Hazards and Mud Volcanoes in Romania
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Romania, an eastern European country, is severely affected by a variety of natural hazards. These include frequent earthquakes, floods, landslides, soil erosion, and... -
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December 2004 Sumatra, Indonesia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The December 26, 2004 magnitude 9.1 Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake (3.316 N, 95.854 E, depth 30 km) generated a tsunami that was observed worldwide and caused... -
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November 1952 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Images
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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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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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September 1985 Mexico City, Mexico Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of Mexico. The damage was concentrated in a 25 square km area of Mexico City, 350 km from the epicenter.... -
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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
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
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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Lamont Doherty Seismic Reflection Scanned Images
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This data set contains single channel seismic reflection profiles as provided to NGDC by Lamont Doherty Earh Observatory (LDEO). The profiles were originally provided... -
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Worldwide Interpretive Reports for Marine Seismic-Reflection and Other Geophysical Data
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This file contains US Geological Survey Open File Reports for Marine Seismic-Reflection data. The majority of these data are available on mylar/black line full-size...