Earthquake title 1946AleutianIslandsearthquake date start date 1 April 1946 12 28 Coordinated Universal Time UTC image Tsunami large.jpg caption Residents run from an approaching tsunami in Hilo, Hawai i magnitude 7.8 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub ref name NGDC cite web url http www.ngdc.noaa.gov nndc struts results?eq 0 3822&t 101650&s 13&d 22,26,13,12&nd display title Comments for the Significant Earthquake last National Geophysical Data Center accessdate 10 September 2011 ref depth convert 25 km mi sp us location Coord 52.8 N 163.5 W display inline,title countries affected USA , Hawaii , Alaska tsunami Yes casualties 165 The 1946AleutianIslandsearthquake was an earthquake near the AleutianIslands on April 1, 1946. It was followed by a Pacific wide tsunami . The earthquake was a magnitude 7.8, with its epicenter at 52.8 N, 163.5 W, and focal depth of 25 km. It resulted in 165 casualties 159 people on Hawaii and six in Alaska and over 26 million in damages. Multiple destructive waves at heights ranging from 45 130 ft occurred. The tsunami obliterated the Scotch Cap Light house on Unimak Island , Alaska. among others, and killed all five lighthouse keepers. The wave ... 1946AleutianIslandsEarthquake Category 1946 earthquakes AleutianIslandsEarthquake, 1946 Category 1946 in Alaska Category 1946 natural disasters AleutianIslands Category Earthquakes in Alaska AleutianIslands Category Tsunamis in the United States Category Tsunamis earthquake stub fa ko id Gempa bumi Kepulauan Aleut 1946 ja pt Sismo das Ilhas Aleutas de 1946 zh 1946 ... was unusually powerful for the size of the earthquake it was the last time any earthquake below magnitude 9.0 caused tsunami fatalities far from the earthquake area. Due to the discrepancy between ... as a tsunami earthquake . ref name Kanamori 1972 cite journal last Kanamori first H. year ... more details
Earthquake title 1906 AleutianIslandsearthquake date Start date August 17 1906 map2 Location map many ... inline,title countries affected USA , Alaska tsunami casualties The 1906 AleutianIslandsearthquake ... of damage associated with this earthquake. ref name Okal A transpacific tsunami reported from Japan and Hawaii was triggered by the Chilean event, rather than the AleutianIslandsearthquake. Tectonic setting The AleutianIslands are a volcanic arc lying above the convergent boundary where the Pacific ... in the hours following the earthquake. A run up of convert 3.5 m ft abbr on reported from Maui was too early to be related to either of the earthquakes. Based on the estimated focal mechanism of the AleutianIslands event and the timing of the observed run ups, the tsunami is thought to have resulted from the earthquake in Chile. ref name Okal Relationship to the 1906 Valpara so earthquake The short time interval between these two major earthquake has raised the possibility of the event in Chile being triggered in some way by the earlier earthquake in the AleutianIslands, particularly as the later ... by movement along the plate interface such as the 1965 Rat Islandsearthquake , Fault geology ... slab. ref name Okal The earthquake s epicenter lies close to a major break in the Aleutian chain, between the Andreanof Islands to the east and the Rat Islands to the west, along what is known as the Amchitka ... scale . This earthquake was followed thirty minutes later by the 1906 Valpara so earthquake in Chile ... tearing beneath the Aleutian arc journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters volume ... of Alaska Aleutian Subduction Zone last Dejtrakulwong first P. coauthors Montesi L. & Rondenay ... 29 March 2012 ref Earthquake characteristics Analysis of this earthquake using modern techniques has ... Aleutian and Chilean earthquakes of 1906 August 17 journal Geophysical Journal International ... 2005GeoJI.161..268O ref The focal mechanism of the earthquake has been determined from the seismograms ... more details
States. See also 1946AleutianIslandsearthquakeAleutianIslands Campaign Aleutians East ...Refimprove date February 2012 Infobox islands name AleutianIslands image name AleutianIslands xrmap.png ... large volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones ref cite web title AleutianIslands publisher Encyclop dia .... Geography Image UnalaskaAlaska.jpg thumb Unalaska Island in the AleutianIslands. Image The AleutianIslands 01 Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg thumb the AleutianIslands from 32,000 feet. Image North Pacific air routes.png thumb Active Aleutian volcanoes. The islands, known before 1867 as the Catherine ... of the Aleutian Range on the mainland. The great majority of the islands bear evident marks of volcanic ... AleutianIslands. Image Alaska s Aleutian Island ASTER .jpg Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission ... time the islands are the center for the semi permanent low pressure area called the Aleutian low ... are protected as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and the AleutianIslands Wilderness ... interglacial period. People living in the AleutianIslands developed fine skills in hunting, fishing .... After the ships were separated by a storm, Chirikov discovered several eastern islands of the Aleutian ... flocked to the Commander Islands and gradually moved eastward across the AleutianIslands to the mainland ... to arrive in the AleutianIslands was a party of ten Russian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox ... in Unalaska in 1933 by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs . World War II main AleutianIslands Campaign During World War II , small parts of the Aleutianislands were occupied by Japan ese forces ... . During the AleutianIslands Campaign , American and Canadian forces invaded Japanese held Attu ... Islands List of birds of AleutianIslands Maritime Fur Trade Military history of the AleutianIslands Peter the Aleut center Image AleutianIslands.jpeg br small Western AleutianIslands, from a 1916 .... Vernon Byrd. Birds of the AleutianIslands, Alaska . Cambridge, Mass Nuttall Ornthological Club ... more details
Major groups in the AleutianIslands are listed from east to west, and islands within each group are listed ... Island A asaa ux sanctuary for sea lions and nesting marine birds Breadloaf Island AleutianIslands Breadloaf Island Taan iinax Buck Island AleutianIslands Buck Island Ukdax sxix Caton Island Aleutian ... Island AleutianIslands Deer Island Animin Derbin Island Dushkot Island AleutianIslands Dushkot Island Duxsxan Egg Island AleutianIslands Egg Island Ugal a Emerald Island AleutianIslands Emerald Island Expedition Island AleutianIslands Expedition Island Guchiganang Fire Island AleutianIslands Fire Island federally protected bird sanctuary Gargoyle Island AleutianIslands Gargoyle Island Gull Island AleutianIslands Gull Island Hog Island AleutianIslands Hog Island Uknadax Kaligagan Island AleutianIslands Kaligagan Island Qisxagan Kigul Island AleutianIslands Kigul Island Kiigalux Krenitzin ... AleutianIslands Kudiakof Island Ogangen Island AleutianIslands Ogangen Island Ogchul Island AleutianIslands Ogchul Island Uxchalux Pancake Rock Pancake Rock Kaduu ix Tanax Peter Island Aleutian ... Island Rootok Island Aayux tax Round Island AleutianIslands Round Island Imlichin Samalga Island Samalga ... Island AleutianIslands Sushilnoi Island Tan imax Tangik Island AleutianIslands Tangik Island Tan gax Tanginak Island AleutianIslands Tanginak Island Tigalda Island Tigalda Island Qigal an Ugamak ... Adak Island Adaax Agligadak Island AleutianIslands Agligadak Island A ligadax Amatigis IslandsAleutianIslands Amatigis Islands Amatignak Island Amatignak Island Amatignax Amlia Island AleutianIslands Amlia Island Amlax Anagaksik Island AleutianIslands Anagaksik Island Anagaxsax Argonne Island AleutianIslands Argonne Island Asuksak Island AleutianIslands Asuksak Island Hasux sax Atka Island Atka Island Atx ax Aziak Island Aziak Island Haazax Barbara Island AleutianIslands Barbara Island Black Island AleutianIslands Black Island Bobrof Island Bobrof Island Wal a Bolshoi Island Aleutian ... more details
Infobox Protected area name AleutianIslands Wilderness iucn category Ib map Alaska relief map caption location AleutianIslands , Alaska , United States USA nearest city Atka, Alaska lat d 52 lat m 05 lat s 24 lat NS N long d 173 long m 32 long s 31 long EW W area convert 1300000 acre km2 established startdate 1980 visitation num visitation year governing body US Fish and Wildlife Service The AleutianIslands Wilderness is a National Wilderness Preservation System wilderness area in the AleutianIslands of the U.S. state of Alaska . It is about convert 1300000 acre km2 in area and was designated by the United States Congress in 1980. It is part of the AleutianIslands unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge . External links http www.wilderness.net index.cfm?fuse NWPS&sec wildView&wname Aleutian 20Islands 20Wilderness Wilderness.net AleutianIslands Wilderness http www.recreation.gov detail.cfm?ID 4467 Recreation.gov AleutianIslands Wilderness http www.commondreams.org headlines01 0128 01.htm AleutianIslands A Wilderness Ecosystem in Collapse by Marla Cone, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 28, 2001 Category Protected areas of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Category Wilderness Areas of Alaska Category Protected areas of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Category Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge AleutiansEastAK geo stub AleutiansWestAK geo stub Alaska protected area stub Protected Areas of Alaska ... more details
Fire Island is located in the eastern AleutianIslands at coord 53 56 40 N 168 02 51 W scale 50000 display inline,title . It emerged in 1883, forming a companion island to Bogoslof Island . Originally, this Fire Island was named New Bogoslof also Grewingk, after an Alaskan geologist . In 1909, President of the United States President Theodore Roosevelt made Bogoslof and New Bogoslof a federally protected bird sanctuary . Both islands are currently part of the Bogoslof Wilderness in the AleutianIslands unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge . Category Islands of the AleutianIslands Category Islands of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Category New islands AleutiansWestAK geo stub de Fire Island Aleuten it Isola Fire ... more details
Round Island Imlichin ref name Bergsland cite book first K. last Bergsland authorlink Knut Bergsland year 1994 title Aleut Dictionary publisher Alaska Native Language Center location Fairbanks ref in Aleut language Aleut is a 0.1 mile wide 160 m island in the Krenitzin Islands , a subgroup of the Fox Islands Alaska Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska . It is located 0.5 miles 800 m south of Ugamak Island at coord 54 11 58 N 164 46 33 W region US scale 100000 display inline,title . References reflist Category Krenitzin Islands AleutiansEastAK geo stub de Round Island Krenitzin Islands it Round ... more details
good article File Aleutians.jpg thumb right 250px Location of the AleutianIslands off the coast of Alaska The military history of the AleutianIslands began almost immediately following the Alaska Purchase purchase of Alaska by the United States. Prior to the early 20th century, the AleutianIslands ... the AleutianIslands were seen as a potential staging point for invasions by either side, this possibility ... States Navy sent the USS Fenimore Cooper USS Fenimore Cooper to the AleutianIslands with the aim ... the AleutianIslands did not receive such a post, with the nearest post being located on Kodiak ... so. ref name p7 The AleutianIslands played a small role in the ongoing sealing dispute between ... Perras 2003 p 9 ref However, the AleutianIslands were believed to be of little strategic importance ... an invasion of the United States, one of which involved an attack on the AleutianIslands. However ... Perras 2003 p 10 ref The AleutianIslands played little part in the proceedings of World War I ... of their agreement to the Treaty that the AleutianIslands were not to be exempted. ref name ... on the AleutianIslands due to the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, the Navy believed that at some ... 1920s, little attention was paid to the AleutianIslands as a potential strategic area. United States ..., John Weir Troy John Troy , then the Governor of Alaska , believed that the AleutianIslands was a possible ... Alaska or along the AleutianIslands which is worth making an effort to defend. ref name p20 harvnb ... base existed on the western tip of the AleutianIslands, sparking interest by the High Command in capturing the island chain. ref name mil cite book last MacGarrigle first George title AleutianIslands ... sent a third of his Pacific Fleet to the AleutianIslands, under orders to hold Dutch Harbor at all ... forces. The AleutianIslands campaign was officially over. ref name mil For the commanding officers stationed on the AleutianIslands during the AleutianIslands campaign, attacking the Kuril Islands ... more details
brochures aleut aleut.htm series The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II title AleutianIslands publisher ... killed, 46 captured Campaignbox Aleutians Campaignbox Pacific Ocean The AleutianIslands Campaign was a struggle over the AleutianIslands , part of the Alaska Territory , in the Pacific War Pacific ... as early as 1943, to bomb Japan from American territory in the AleutianIslands. Perhaps the fear ... booby trap s or friendly fire. File AleutianIslands map.png thumb right 300px A map of the Bering Sea ... War II as an Army sergeant in the AleutianIslands, where he edited an Army newspaper. He came ... of the AleutianIslands Organization of the Imperial Japanese Navy Alaskan Strike Group Report from ... title Stepping Stones to Nowhere, The AleutianIslands, Alaska, and American Military Strategy, 1867 ... brochures aleut aleut.htm series World War II Campaign Brochures title AleutianIslands ... External links Commons AleutianIslands campaign http www.almc.army.mil alog issues MayJun03 MS778.htm ... Islands Chronology http www.explorenorth.com library military aleutian war usarmy.html Aleutian ...,AleutianIslands, Alaska WW II KIA http www.hlswilliwaw.com aleutians attu html attu kia.htm Alaska history footer Category 1942 in Alaska Category 1943 in Alaska Category AleutianIslands Category AleutianIslands Campaign Category World War II sites in the United States bg cs ...coord 52 5 51.34 N 173 30 4.32 W region US display title Infobox military conflict conflict AleutianIslands Campaign partof World War II , Pacific War image File Hauling supplies on Attu.jpg 300px caption ... could not move across the island s rugged terrain. date 3 June 1942 15 August 1943 place AleutianIslands , Alaska Territory result Allies of World War II Allied victory combatant1 flag United States ... Cloe, Aleutian Warriors , p. 321. ref strength2 8,500 ref name Cloe 321 casualties1 1,481 killed br 225 aircraft destroyed ref Cloe, Aleutian Warriors , p. 321 322. ref br 640 missing br 3,416 wounded ... more details
This list of birds of the AleutianIslands is a comprehensive listing of all bird species known from the AleutianIslands , as documented by Gibson and Byrd 2007 . The known bird avifauna of the AleutianIslands includes 271 species. Of that total, 42 15 are year round residents and breeders, 27 10 migrate to the Aleutians to breed, 18 7 migrate to the Aleutians to winter, 6 2 are non breeding summer residents, 37 14 are annual through migrants, and 141 52 are vagrancy biology vagrants of less than annual occurrence. NOTOC id toc class toc collapsible style margin 0 auto width 55em clear both Contents style padding 0 2 0 2 text align center Non passerines Geese, swans, and ducks Geese, swans, and ducks Grouse Grouse Loons Loons Grebes Grebes Albatrosses Albatrosses Shearwaters and petrels Shearwaters and petrels Storm Petrels Storm Petrels Cormorants Cormorants Bitterns, egrets, and heron Bitterns, egrets, and herons Eagles and hawks Eagles and hawks Falcons Falcons Coots Coots Cranes Cranes Plovers Plovers Oystercatchers Oystercatchers Stilts Stilts Sandpipers Sandpipers Pratincoles Pratincoles Gulls and terns Gulls and terns Skuas and jaegers Skuas and jaegers Auks, murres, and puffins Auks, murres, and puffins Doves Doves Cuckoos Cuckoos Typical owls Typical owls Nightjars Nightjars Swifts Swifts Kingfishers Kingfishers Woodpeckers Woodpeckers style padding 0 2 0 2 text align center Passerines Shrikes Shrikes Magpies and ravens Magpies and ravens Larks Larks Martins and swallows Martins and swallows Chickadees Chickadees Wrens Wrens Dippers Dippers Old World warblers Old ... 7th isbn 1 891276 00 X Gibson, Daniel D., and G. Vernon Byrd. 2007. Birds of the AleutianIslands, Alaska .... ISBN 978 0 943610 73 3. Category Lists of fauna of Alaska Birds of Aleutian slands Category Lists of birds by location AleutianIslands Category AleutianIslands ... Accidental Aleutian Tern , Onychoprion aleuticus Summer Little Tern Little Least Tern Least ... more details
coord 19.2 69.316 display title Earthquake title 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake date start date August 4, 1946 August 4, 1946 map 1946DominicanRepublic.gif magnitude 8.0 Richter magnitude scale M sub w sub ref name USGS http earthquake.usgs.gov regional world events 1946 08 04.php Historic Earthquakes Samana, Dominican Republic 1946 , USGS , Retrieved June 10, 2008 ref depth location countries affected flag Dominican Republic flag Haiti casualties Around 0 people were killed. ref name USGS The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake refers to the earthquake of Richter magnitude scale magnitude 8.0 that hit Saman Province Saman , Dominican Republic on August 4, 1946 at 17 51 UTC. An aftershock occurred four days later on August 8 at 13.28 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The earthquake killed around 100, but left some 20,000 people homeless. ref name USGS The death toll was unusually low as it coincided ... were observed in the Yaque del Norte and Yuna River Valleys. The earthquake was felt strongly in parts of Haiti and Puerto Rico , and to a lesser extent in the Virgin Islands and eastern Cuba . The earthquake ... of the general geology of the Dominican Republic, with notes on the earthquake of August 4, 1946 journal Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America volume 38 issue 1 pages 19 32 url http www.bssaonline.org cgi content citation 38 1 19 . DEFAULTSORT 1946 Dominican Republic Earthquake Category 1946 natural disasters Dominican Republic Earthquake, 1946 Category 1946 earthquakes Dominican Republic Earthquake, 1946 Category Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic Category 1946 in the Dominican Republic Earthquake Category Earthquakes in Haiti Category 1946 in Haiti Dominican Republic Earthquake, 1946 de Erdbeben in der Dominikanischen Republik 1946 es Terremoto de Rep blica Dominicana de 1946 fa pl Trz sienie ziemi na Dominikanie 1946 pt Sismo na Rep blica Dominicana de 1946 zh 1946 ... more details
Earthquake title 1946 Varto H n s earthquake date Start date 1946 9 10 image image alt map2 Location map Turkey relief label lat 39.3 long 41.2 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption depth location coord 39.3 41.2 display inline,title ref name NGDC cite web url http www.ngdc.noaa.gov nndc struts results?eq 0 3825&t 101650&s 13&d 22,26,13,12&nd display title Comments for the Significant Earthquake last NGDC accessdate 28 August 2010 ref magnitude 5.9 Surface wave magnitude M sub s sub intensity VIII ref name koeri cite web url http www.koeri.boun.edu.tr sismo title Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center NEMC List of earthquakes 1900 2004 B y k Depremler last Bo azi i niversitesi language Turkish accessdate 28 August 2010 ref countries affected flag Turkey casualties 839 The 1946 Varto H n s earthquake occurred at 05 12 local time on 31 May. The earthquake had an estimated Surface wave magnitude magnitude of 5.9 and a maximum felt intensity of VIII destructive on the Mercalli intensity scale , causing 839 casualties. References Reflist Earthquakes in Turkey DEFAULTSORT Varto Hinis 1946 Category Earthquakes in Turkey Category 1946 earthquakes Category 1946 in Turkey Category History of Erzurum Province Category History of Mu Province Earthquake stub Turkey hist stub fa tr 1946 Varto H n s depremi ... more details
Earthquake title 1946 Nankaido earthquake date Start date 1946 12 21 map2 Location map Japan label lat 33.0 long 135.6 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 50 position top width 250 float right caption caption magnitude 8.1 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub ref name USGS depth location coord 33.00 N 135.60 E display inline,title ref cite web url http www.ngdc.noaa.gov nndc struts results?bt 0 9999&st 0 9999&type 12 EXACT&query 12 JAPAN&display look 1&t 101650&s 1 title Earthquakes and their locations accessdate ... Japan tsunami Yes casualties At least 1362 dead, 2600 injured and 100 missing ref name USGS The 1946 Nankaid earthquake was a great earthquake in Nankaid , Japan . It occurred on December 21, 1946 ... regional world events 1946 12 20.php title The 1946 Nankaido earthquake accessdate 2008 ... earthquake , which ruptured the adjacent part of the Nankai megathrust. Geology The 1946 Nankaido earthquake occurred in the Nankai Trough , a convergent boundary where the Philippine Sea Plate ... Imaged in the Rupture Zone of the 1946 Nankaido Earthquake accessdate 2008 06 29 work publisher Science Magazine date 7 July 2000 ref The 1946 Nankaido earthquake was unusual in its seismological perspective .......5..129K Abstract and other information of the 1946 Nankaid earthquake NankaiTroughMegathrust DEFAULTSORT 1946 Nankaido Earthquake Category 1946 earthquakes Nankaido Category Megathrust earthquakes in Japan Category 1946 in Japan Nankaido Earthquake, 1946 Category Occupied Japan ja zh 1946 ... http earthquake.usgs.gov regional world events 1946 12 20.php archivedate 1 June 2008 DASHBot deadurl no ref The earthquake measured between 8.1 and 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale , and was felt ... as that derived from shorter period seismic data. In the center of this earthquake rupture zone ... ScienceMag Casualties and damage The earthquake caused extensive damage, eventually destroying 36,000 homes in southern Honsh alone. ref name USGS The earthquake also caused a huge tsunami that took ... more details
Earthquake title 1946 Hsinhua Earthquake date Start date December 5, 1946 image map magnitude 6.1 Richter magnitude scale M sub L sub depth convert 5 km mi 0 location coord 23.1 N 120.3 E display inline,title countries affected Taiwan tsunami casualties 74 dead The 1946 Hsinhua earthquake zh t 1946 p 1946 ni n X nhu d d zh n , also referred to as the 1946 Tainan earthquake zh t 1946 p 1946 ni n T in n d d zh n was a magnitude 6.1 earthquake which hit Tainan County now part of Tainan City , Taiwan , on December 5, 1946 at 06 47. The quake claimed 74 lives and was the List of earthquakes in Taiwan eighth deadliest earthquake in twentieth century Taiwan. Technical details The 6.1 Richter magnitude scale M sub L sub earthquake struck at 06 47 Chungyuan Standard Time CST on Thursday December 5, 1946, as people in the area were waking up and preparing breakfast. The epicentre was in Xinhua District, Tainan Hsinhua in the centre of Tainan County at a relatively shallow depth of convert 5 km mi 0 the rupture responsible was the Hsinhua fault zh t p X nhu du nc ng . Government geologists in Taiwan believe this fault may have been active a number of times during the current Holocene era. ref cite web url http www.moeacgs.gov.tw english project project earthquake.jsp title Earthquake Geologic Investigation And Data Bank Compilation On Active Faults publisher Central Geological Survey, Ministry of Economic Affairs archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5iwzqAoQY archivedate ... ref See also 1964 Baihe earthquake struck not far from the epicentre of the 1946 Hsinhua quake References reflist taiwan earthquakes Category 1946 in Taiwan Hsinhua Earthquake, 1946 Category 1946 earthquakes Hsinhua fa zh 1946 ... of Images of Ten Great Earthquake Disasters in the Taiwan Region language Chinese accessdate 2009 .... It was the most serious earthquake in Tainan County in 84 years. ref cite web url http scman.cwb.gov.tw ... more details
Earthquake title 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake date start date June 23, 1946 map 1946 Vancouver Island ... casualties 2 killed ref name SI The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a 7.3 moment magnitude scale magnitude earthquake that struck Vancouver Island , on the Coast of British Columbia , Canada , at 10 15 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, 1946. ref name SI The main shock epicenter occurred in the Forbidden ... 8.1 Queen Charlotte Island Earthquake of August 22, 1949 Retrieved on 2008 06 11 ref Background and tectonics The tectonics that caused the 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake are poorly known. No surface ... associated with the 1946 Vancouver Island, Canada, earthquake journal Bulletin of the Seismology ... newspapers?id RE0KAAAAIBAJ&sjid 8UoDAAAAIBAJ&pg 4967,2345608&dq 1946 vancouver island earthquake title ... in Comox by the 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake. The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake demolished ... photographic survey of Vancouver Island had commenced in 1946, soon after the earthquake, and these photographs ... reflist commonscat 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake DEFAULTSORT Vancouver Island Category 1946 ... earthquakes in the Vancouver area occur at plate tectonics tectonic plate boundaries, the 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake was a crust geology crustal event. ref http www.air worldwide.com Public html air currentsitem.asp?ID 748 1946 Vancouver Island Earthquake Anniversary Retrieved on 2008 06 11 ref Shaking was felt from Portland, Oregon to Prince Rupert, British Columbia . The earthquake is remembered ... shaking occurred. This earthquake is Canada s largest historic onshore earthquake. ref name SI http earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca historic eq 20th 19461946 e.php The M7.3 Vancouver Island Earthquake of 1946 Retrieved on 2008 06 11 ref However, the greatest earthquake in Canadian history recorded by seismometer s was the 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake , an interplate earthquake that occurred on the ocean ... 50 stations has shown that a possible explanation of the earthquake includes a fault geology strike ... more details
Earthquake title 2007 Andreanof Islandsearthquake date start date 19 December 2007 09 30 Coordinated Universal Time UTC map2 Location map Alaska label lat 51.495 long 179.473 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption magnitude 7.2 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth location Coord 51.495 N 179.473 W countries affected USA , AleutianIslands tsunami casualties 0 The 2007 Andreanof IslandsEarthquake was a Moment magnitude scale magnitude 7.2 earthquake that took place on December 19, 2007, at 09 30 30 UTC . It was centered at Coord 51.495 N 179.473 W , convert 200 km mi abbr on west of Adak, Alaska Adak in the Andreanof Islands group of the AleutianIslands in the U.S. state of Alaska. A tsunami warning was issued. There were no reports of an actual tsunami or damage from the earthquake itself. See also List of earthquakes in the United States 1957 Andreanof Islandsearthquake External links http earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter eqinthenews 2007 us2007lcaq USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Magnitude 7.2, Andreanof Islands, AleutianIslands, Alaska Alaska history footer state collapsed Earthquakes in 2007 DEFAULTSORT Andreanof Islandsearthquake Category 2007 earthquakes Category 2007 in Alaska Category 2007 natural disasters in the United States Category Earthquakes in Alaska Alaska geo stub Earthquake stub fa zh 2007 ... more details
Earthquake title 1957 Andreanof Islandsearthquake date start date 9 March 1957 14 22 Coordinated Universal Time UTC map2 Location map Alaska label lat 51.5 long 175.7 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption magnitude 8.6 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth location Coord 51.5 N 175.7 W countries affected USA , AleutianIslands & Hawaii tsunami Yes casualties 0 The 1957 Andreanof Islandsearthquake was a magnitude 8.6 moment magnitude scale M sub W sub ref http www.ngdc.noaa.gov nndc struts results?eq 1 25&t 101634&s 0&d 3&d 33 Tsunamis General ref 8.3 Surface wave magnitude M sub s sub ref name noaa1 cite web url http www.ngdc.noaa.gov hazard data publications pub41 2.pdf title United States Tsunamis, 1690 1988 publisher National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration date August, 1989 accessdate March 5, 2009 ref megathrust earthquake that took place on March 9, 1957. ref name noaa1 It was centered at Coord 51.5 N 175.7 W type event in the Alaska Aleutian megathrust , south of the Andreanof Islands group of the AleutianIslands in the U.S. state of Alaska . The earthquake caused damage to infrastructure on Adak Island and Umnak Island , as well as causing an eruption of long dormant volcano Mount Vsevidof . It also caused a tsunami that reached ... in the United States ref See also 2007 Andreanof Islandsearthquake List of earthquakes in the United ... USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Andreanof Islands, Alaska, Magnitude 8.6 http www.geophys.washington.edu tsunami general historic aleutian57.html Tsunami 1957 Aleutian tsunami Alaska history footer state collapsed DEFAULTSORT Andreanof IslandsEarthquake Category 1957 earthquakes Category 1957 ... , destroying two villages on Oahu , and two bridges in the Aleutian region. No lives were lost in either the earthquake or the tsunami. As of 2009 it remains the fourth largest magnitude quake in the United ... in the United States Alaska geo stub earthquake stub fa ... more details
Aleutian may refer to The Aleut people Aleut people, the indigenous people of the AleutianIslands, the Pribilof Islands, the Shumagin Islands, and the far western part of the Alaska Peninsula in Alaska and of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The Aleut language , the language of the Aleut people. The AleutianIslands , a chain of islands in Alaska extending 1,700 miles 2,740 km west from the tip of the Alaskan Peninsula which separate the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean. The Aleutian Range , a mountain range in Alaska. The Aleutian Trench or Aleutian Trough , a deep in the North Pacific Ocean at the western end of the AleutianIslands. The Aleutian Disease affecting mustelids, caused by the Aleutian Disease Virus The Aleutian Enterprise , a factory trawler that capsized and sank in the Bering Sea due to violation of various safety measures disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages tr Aleut ... more details
Earthquake title 1965 Rat Islandsearthquake date Start date February 4 1965 map2 Location map many Alaska label lat 51.21 long 181.51 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption magnitude 8.7 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth location coord 51.29 178.49 display inline,title countries affected United States Alaska tsunami yes casualties The 1965 Rat Islandsearthquake occurred at 05 01 UTC , on 4 February. It had a Moment magnitude scale magnitude of 8.7 and triggered a tsunami of over 10 m on Shemya Island , ref name USGS cite web url http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes states events 1965 02 04.php title Historic Earthquakes Rat Islands, Alaska last USGS date 26 October 2009 accessdate 8 March 2010 ref but caused very little damage. Damage Flooding from the tsunami caused 10,000 worth of damage on Amchitka Island . ref name USGS Minor damage from the earthquake was recorded on both Attu and Shemya islands in the form of cracks in runways. Tectonic setting File Alaska earthquakes.jpg thumb 260 px Map showing the tectonics and earthquake seismicity of Alaska The Rat Islands form part of the AleutianIslands , a chain of volcanic islands forming an island ... . This plate boundary, the Alaska Aleutian megathrust , has been the location of many megathrust earthquake s. Characteristics Earthquake The earthquake was associated with a 600 km long rupture along ... 4, 1965, Rat IslandsEarthquake journal Journal of Geophysical Research volume 96 issue B ... causing a pulse of Seismic moment moment release. Modelling of the tsunami supports the idea that the earthquake ... Inversions isbn 978 0 12 018839 0 url http books.google.com ?id CZVn6MjyAHMC&dq 1965 rat islandsearthquake accessdate 2010 03 08 ref The main shock was followed by an earthquake of magnitude ... normal faulting beneath the Aleutian trench journal Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors volume ... Category 1965 earthquakes Rat Islands pl Trz sienie ziemi na Alasce 1965 zh 1965 ... more details
Earthquake title 2007 Kuril Islandsearthquake date Start date 2007 1 13 map 20070113 Kuril Islands Earthquake.png magnitude 8.1 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth convert 10 km mi 0 countries affected Physical Japan, Kuril Islands location coord 46 28.8 N 154 04.48 E display inline,title casualties The 2007 Kuril Islandsearthquake was a great earthquake that occurred east of the Kuril Islands on January 13, 2007 at 1 23 p.m. Japan Standard Time JST 04 23 Coordinated Universal Time UTC with a magnitude of 8.1 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub . A tsunami warning was issued following the earthquake, and sea level gauges indicate that a tsunami was generated. The largest swells reported were 16 inches, which were recorded at Chichi jima . ref name GIANT EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN http www.ens newswire.com ens jan2007 2007 01 12 06.asp Giant Earthquake Jolts Japan, But Tsunami Warnings Cancelled ref The earthquake occurred as a result of normal fault ing, and was located 95 km to the south east of the 2006 Kuril Islandsearthquake 8.3 magnitude event in November 2006. See also 2006 Kuril Islandsearthquake References reflist External links http earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter eqinthenews 2007 us2007xmae USGS Magnitude 8.1 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS DEFAULTSORT 2007 Kuril IslandsEarthquake Earthquakes in 2007 Category 2007 earthquakes Kuril Islandsearthquake Category 2007 in Japan Kuril Islandsearthquake Category Earthquakes in Japan Kuril Earthquake stub bg 2007 fa ja 2007 zh 2007 ... more details
Earthquake image Cayman Islands Map.svg title 2004 Cayman Islandsearthquake date December 14, 2004 magnitude 6.8 Richter scale M sub L sub depth convert 10 km mi abbr on location flagicon Cayman Islands Cayman Islands countries affected Cayman Islands , Cuba , Mexico , Jamaica casualties 0 The 2004 Cayman Islandsearthquake was a magnitude 6.8 Richter scale M sub L sub earthquake that occurred on 14 December, 2004. The epicenter of the earthquake was convert 35 km northwest of George Town, Cayman Islands George Town in the Cayman Islands, ref name USGS , where minor damage to buildings was observed. cn date November 2011 The earthquake was also felt at Bodden Town and West Bay, Cayman Islands West Bay in the Cayman Islands, as well as being felt in parts of Cuba , at Cancun in Mexico and also at Kingston, Jamaica Kingston , Jamaica . ref name USGS cite web url http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes eqinthenews 2004 ussadb title Magnitude 6.8 CAYMAN ISLANDS REGION 2004 December 14 23 20 13 UTC date 7 October 2010 work Significant Earthquakes publisher United States Geological Survey accessdate 2011 11 13 ref The earthquake did not cause a tsunami no fatalities or significant injuries were reported. References reflist Category 2004 earthquakes Cayman IslandsEarthquake, 2004 Category Earthquakes in the Cayman Islands Category 2004 in the Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsEarthquake, 2004 fa ... more details
Infobox earthquake title 2009 Talaud Islandsearthquake date February 11, 2009 UTC map2 Location map Indonesia label lat 3.902 long 126.400 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption magnitude M sub w sub 7.2 depth 20 km location coord 3.902 N 126.400 E countries affected tsunami aftershocks intensity casualties The 2009 Talaud Islandsearthquake occurred on February 12, 2009 at 01 34 local time February 11, 2009 at 17 34 UTC near Talaud Islands Indonesian Kepulauan Talaud , Indonesia . It was a M sub w sub 7.2 earthquake. There were at least 64 people injured and 597 buildings damaged in Talaud Islands. This earthquake could also be felt in the Philippines . ref http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes recenteqsww Quakes us2009cybb.php ref ref http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes eqarchives significant sig 2009.php ref References reflist Earthquakes in 2009 Category Earthquakes in Indonesia Category 2009 earthquakes Talaud Islandsearthquake, 2009 Category 2009 in Indonesia Talaud IslandsEarthquake, 2009 id Gempa bumi Kepulauan Talaud 2009 ... more details
Earthquake title 1998 Ryukyu Islandsearthquake date Start date 1998 05 04 May 3 in UTC map 1998 Ryukyu IslandsEarthquake Location.jpg magnitude 7.5 moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth 33.0 km location coord 22.30 125.30 type event region IT AQ display inline, title countries affected casualties intensity tsunami up to 4 cm The Nihongo 1998 Ryukyu Islandsearthquake Ishigakijima nanp oki jishin occurred on May 4, 1998 at 08 30 local time UTC 9 on May 3 at 23 30 UTC in the Philippine Sea region with M sub w sub 7.5 USGS and M7.7 JMA . The epicenter was 260 km from Ishigaki Island , Japan , 400 km from Basco, Batanes Basco , Philippines , and 425 km from Hualian City Hualian , Taiwan . A small local tsunami of 4 cm was observed on Miyako dn date January 2012 . The earthquake was felt in the Ryukyu Islands and in parts of eastern Taiwan. The highest intensity was Japan Meteorological ... Category 1998 earthquakes Ryukyu Islandsearthquake Category 1998 in Japan Ryukyu Islandsearthquake Category Earthquakes in Japan Ryukyu Islandsearthquake fa ja ... web url http neic.usgs.gov neis eq depot 1998 eq 980503 title USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Earthquake ... of this earthquake. ref name autogenerated1 cite web url http wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp jepsjmo cd rom 2000cd rom pdf sh sh 002.pdf title SH 002.PDF format PDF date accessdate 2010 07 09 ref The source of this earthquake was a sinistral left lateral Fault geology strike slip fault . It was an inner plate earthquake inside the Philippine Sea Plate . ref name autogenerated1 ref cite web title The M7.6 Earthquake on May 4, 1998 and M6.3 Earthquake on November 20, 1998 in the South off Ishigakijima Island url ... 2010 07 09 author Earthquake Prediction Information Division and Okinawa District Observatory language ... Sea Plate are not very common in this region. This earthquake was the strongest inner plate earthquake inside the Philippine Sea Plate in the Ryukyu Islands region in 100 years as it occurred. ref cite ... more details
Earthquake title October 2007 Mariana Islandsearthquake date Start date 2007 10 31 df y map October 2007 Mariana IslandsEarthquake Location.jpg magnitude M sub w sub 7.2 depth 248.3 km location coord 18.854 N 145.315 E type event countries affected casualties The October 2007 Mariana Islandsearthquake occurred on October 31, 2007 at 13 30 local time 03 30 UTC in the Pagan region of the Mariana Islands . The magnitude of this earthquake is M sub w sub 7.2. The epicenter was 410 km from Saipan , Northern Mariana Islands and 605 km from Hag t a , Guam . Intensity of MM IV was recorded in Saipan and part of Guam. The earthquake was in the region where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the Mariana Plate . Although the broad scale tectonics of this region are dominated by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate , the Pacific Plate does not reach the Philippine Sea Plate in this region, as the Mariana Plate is located in between. The Pacific Plate thrusts under the Mariana Plate at the Mariana Trench, and the Mariana Plate is separated from the Philippine Sea Plate by a spreading ridge, the Mariana Trough. ref http ehp1 earthquake.cr.usgs.gov earthquakes eqinthenews 2007 us2007jdal ref References reflist Earthquakes in 2007 Category 2007 earthquakes Mariana IslandsEarthquake, 2007 Category Northern Mariana Islands Category 2007 in Oceania Mariana IslandsEarthquake, 2007 fa zh 2007 ... more details
Infobox earthquake title 2009 Izu Islandsearthquake date start date August 19, 2009 map2 Location map Japan label lat 33.122 long 138.026 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption magnitude M sub w sub 7.1 depth 297 km location coord 33.122 N 138.026 E countries affected tsunami aftershocks intensity casualties The 2009 Izu Islandsearthquake 2009 occurred on August 9, 2009 at 19 55 local time 10 55 UTC near the Izu Islands , off the south coast of Honshu , Japan . The epicenter was 170 km from Hamamatsu and 325 km from Tokyo . ref http seisan.ird.nc USGS mirror earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter eqarchives poster 2009 20090809.html ref This was an intraplate earthquake within the Pacific Plate , which is subducting beneath the Philippine Sea Plate at the Izu Bonin trench in this region. In Tokyo, the intensity reached shindo 4 ref http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes eqarchives significant sig 2009.php ref MM IV according to USGS . There was a region of abnormal seismic intensity along the Pacific coast close to the Japan Trench, in which the seismic intensity was greater than that observed in the region closer to the epicenter. ref http www.jma net.go.jp sendai jishin kazan j kaiset 20090809toukaidounanpou oki.pdf ref Due to its depth of 297 km, this earthquake did not cause any damage. ref http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes eqinthenews 2009 us2009kcaz ref References reflist Earthquakes in 2009 Category Earthquakes in Japan Izu Islandsearthquake Category 2009 earthquakes Izu Islandsearthquake, 2009 Category 2009 in Japan Izu IslandsEarthquake, 2009 id Gempa bumi Kepulauan Izu 2009 ... more details
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