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5 days ago · 7.8. 18.4. V. 1994 Java earthquake: Despite being located far offshore, this earthquake caused major destruction due to a destructive tsunami hitting the southern coast of Java and Bali. 250 people died and 27 were left missing. 423 others were injured and many people lost their homes. 250.
May 12, 2024 · Mag 7.3. On Aug 21, 2018 17:31. The strongest recent earthquake of the past 10 years near Venezuela occurred on Aug 21, 2018 17:31 local time (America/Caracas timezone). It had a magnitude of 7.3 and struck 40 kilometers (25 mi) east-northeast of Carúpano, at a depth of 147 km. Discover more strong earthquakes near Venezuela in the list below.
May 4, 2024 · John P. Rafferty. Tangshan earthquake of 1976, earthquake on July 28, 1976, with a magnitude of 7.5, which nearly razed the Chinese coal-mining and industrial city of Tangshan. The death toll, thought to be one of the largest natural disasters in recorded history, was officially reported as 242,000 persons, but it may have been as high as 655,000.
6 days ago · The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on California's Central Coast on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Mag 5.2. On Mar 21, 2022 06:32. The strongest recent earthquake of the past 10 years near Norway occurred on Mar 21, 2022 06:32 local time (Europe/Oslo timezone). It had a magnitude of 5.2 and struck 204 kilometers (127 mi) north-west of Bergen, at a depth of 10 km. Discover more strong earthquakes near Norway in the list below.
3 days ago · About 14,000 earthquakes occur in and around the country each year, of which between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt. [2] As a result, New Zealand has very stringent building regulations. The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935.
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