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6 days ago · The year 2021 was a very active period for global seismicity, with 19 major earthquakes, three of which were over 8.0, and was also the most seismically active since 2007. There were a total of 2,476 fatalities, with the majority from a M 7.2 in Haiti. Fatalities occurred in every month of the year.
4 days ago · Increased seismic activity in this area is caused by two vertical strike–slip faults, Pokupski and Petrinjski. This article aims to determine the displacements of the Earth’s crust caused by seismic activity in this area using GNSS measurements and InSAR techniques and comparing their results.
1 day ago · Find out whether seismic activity worldwide has increased or decreased, see detailed charts and tables on current or yearly average number of quakes, their magnitude distribution, as well as stats on which countries or cities have had most earthquakes.
May 27, 2024 · A moderate magnitude, yet destructive, earthquake (Mw 5.6) occurred in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, at 13:21 local time (UTC + 7 h) on November 21, 2022 (later defined as the Cianjur...
May 21, 2024 · The earthquake in Chile in 1960 had the largest magnitude measured on the Richter scale, amounting to 9.5. The second most powerful earthquake since 1900 took place in Alaska in 1964.
1 day ago · Earthquakes. Recent Earthquakes List. Magnitude: <2. 2. 3. 4+. View UTC View miles. The PNSN is the authoritative seismic network for Washington and Oregon state.
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5 days ago · The moment magnitude scale (MW) provides an estimate of the total energy released in an earthquake and is currently the preferred magnitude scale in use by seismologists for measuring large...
