wikt hypocentre Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Epicenter.png 240px thumb Hypocenter Focus and epicenter of an earthquake The hypocenter literally below the center from the ancient Greek refers to the site of an earthquake or a nuclear explosion . In the former, it is a synonym of the focus in the latter, of ground zero . Earthquakes An earthquake s hypocenter is the position where the Strain materials science strain energy stored in the rock is first released, marking the point where the fault geology fault begins to rupture. This occurs at the focal depth below the epicenter . The focal depth can be calculated from measurements based on seismic wave phenomena. As with all wave phenomena in physics , there is uncertainty in such measurements that grows with the wavelength so the focal depth of the source of these long wavelength low frequency waves is difficult to determine exactly. Very strong earthquakes radiate a large fraction of their released energy in seismic waves with very long wavelengths and therefore a stronger earthquake involves the release of energy from a larger mass of rock. Air burst explosions Image NagasakiHypocenter.jpg thumb 230px right Monument at the atomic bomb hypocenter in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Nagasaki The term hypocenter also refers to the point on the Earth s surface directly below an atmospheric explosion. In principle, it applies to any such explosion but the term was not found to be necessary until the advent of massive nuclear explosions. In this context, the term ground zero was synonymous with hypocenter, though the ground zero term is less precise, as it has been used ever more loosely. cn date April 2012 See also Ground ... meters 490 feet away from the hypocenter. Category Seismology and earthquake terminology Category ... cs Hypocentrum da Hypocenter de Hypozentrum et H potsenter es Hipocentro eo Subcentro tertremo fa ... hu Hipocentrum ms Hipopusat nl Hypocentrum ja no Hyposentrum nn Hyposenter om Hypocenter nds ... more details
Earthquake Catalog 1918 1963 The International Seismological Summary ISS is the most comprehensive global earthquake catalog for the time period between 1918 and 1963. The ISS is the predecessor of the International Seismological Centre ISC , which has published its bulletins from the year 1964 onwards. The bulletins of the ISS contain both hypocenters and the phase arrival time data used to determine the hypocenter s. However the ISS does not list amplitude and period data that could be used to compute Richter magnitude scale magnitudes . And, while the ISC hypocenters and phase data are readily accessible in digital form, the ISS bulletins are currently only available in printed form. A long term project is currently under way to convert the hypocenter and phase data in the ISS printed bulletins to digital form Villase or et al., 1997 . References Villase or, A., E.A. Bergman, T.M. Boyd, E.R. Engdahl, D.W. Frazier, M.M. Harden, J.L. Orth, R.L. Parkes, and K.M. Shedlock, Toward a comprehensive catalog of global historical seismicity, Eos Trans. AGU, vol. 78, no. 50, pp. 581, 583, 588, 1997. External links http earthquake.usgs.gov research data iss summ.php International Seismological Summary USGS Category Seismological observatories, organisations and projects es International Seismological Summary ... more details
Shackleton Fracture Zone abbreviated as SFZ is an undersea fracture zone and fault located on Drake Passage that separates the Scotia Plate from the Antarctic Plate . The Shackleton Fracture Zone runs in a northwest to southeast direction from the South American continental shelf to the South Shetland Islands . On January 17, 2010 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Drake Passage along the Shackleton Fracture Zone. ref name USGS http neic.usgs.gov neis bulletin neic rpav l.html ref The hypocenter depth was estimated at 5 km. The earthquake was felt in the Cape Horn lighthouse and the Diego Ram rez Islands , which are the two closest inhabited places. References reflist usgs gazetteer coord 60 0 S 60 0 W type waterbody source dewiki display title Category Geology of the Southern Ocean Category Argentine Antarctica Category British Antarctic Territory Category Chilean Antarctic Territory Category Fracture zones Marine geo stub Regional geology stub ... more details
The Cerro Prieto Fault is a transform fault located in far northern Baja California . It runs between the Cerro Prieto spreading center located southwest of Mexicali , and the Wagner Basin , another spreading center which lies under the Gulf of California . These spreading centers are part of the East Pacific Rise , the northern leg of which has formed the Gulf of California by steadily rifting the Baja California Peninsula away from the mainland of Mexico . Seismic studies indicate a linear trend of hypocenter s to the northwest of Cerro Prieto which is interpreted as a continuation of the Cerro Prieto Fault some 45 km to the northwest across the international border about 7 km into southern California. ref Magistrale, Harold, The relation of the southern San Jacinto fault zone to the Imperial and Cerro Prieto faults in Contributions to Crustal Evolution of the Southwestern United States, GSA Special Paper 365, 2002, pp. 271 278 ISBN 0813723655 ref References Reflist Category Geology of Mexico tectonics stub Central America plates ... more details
The 2006 Banda Sea earthquake was an earthquake that occurred in the Banda Sea region, at 16 58 UTC on January 27, 2006, with a magnitude of 7.6 moment magnitude scale M sub w sub . The location was 200 km south of Ambon Island , and 445 km north east of Dili , East Timor . Other significant earthquakes occur regularly 2005, 2009 for example , however they are not identified readily due to the isolation of the occurrences, lack of damage to human communities, and dearth of reporting and research. The 2006 Banda Sea earthquake was felt as far away as Northern Australia . Tectonics The hypocenter was located at a depth of around convert 397 km mi abbr on . The earthquake occurred as a result of the past subduction of the Indo Australian Plate Australia Plate beneath the Timor Plate at the Timor Trough . Although subduction no longer occurs between these two plates, the subducted Australian Plate nevertheless remains highly seismic. ref ftp hazards.cr.usgs.gov maps sigeqs 20060127 20060127.pdf M7.6 Banda Sea Earthquake of 27 January 2006 ref See also 1938 Banda Sea earthquake References reflist External links http earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter eqinthenews 2006 usika7 USGS Magnitude 7.6 BANDA SEA coord 5.473 S 128.131 E display title Category 2006 earthquakes Banda Sea earthquake Category Earthquakes in Indonesia Category Banda Sea Earthquakes in 2006 earthquake stub ar 2006 fa ... more details
Update date June 2011 Image J ALERT Image3.JPG right 400px Diagram of the J Alert system Nihongo J Alert Zenkoku Shunji Keih System is a nationwide warning system in Japan launched in February 2007. It is designed to quickly inform the public of various threats. The system was developed in the hope that early warnings would speed up evacuation times and help coordinate emergency response. The system J Alert is a satellite based system that allows authorities to quickly broadcast alerts to local Mass media media and to citizen s directly via a system of loudspeaker s. According to Japanese officials it takes about 1 second to inform local officials, and between 4 and 20 seconds to relay the message to citizens. All warnings, except for severe weather warnings, are broadcast in five languages Japanese, English, Mandarin, Korean and Portuguese Japan has a small Chinese, Korean and Brazilian population . The warnings were broadcast in these languages during the 2011 T hoku earthquake and tsunami 11th March 2011 earthquake and tsunami . The severe weather warnings are only broadcast in Japanese. J Alert broadcasts via the Superbird B2 communication satellite. Information able to be transmitted by this system Earthquake Earthquake Early Warning News flash of hypocenter , magnitude, and precaution to tsunami Information of hypocenter, magnitude, intensities of various cities, and presence of tsunami Advisory information of Tokai earthquakes Earthquake prediction information of Tokai earthquakes Caution to Tokai earthquakes Tsunami Volcano eruption Military threats North Korea n ballistic missile launching Air assault Military attack to nuclear power plant Large scale terrorism Adoption rate Many prefectures and urban area s have been slow to adopt the system. Upon its introduction the Japanese government hoped to have 80 of the country equipped with the J Alert system by 2009. However, under current plans, by 2011 only 36 of the nation will have been covered. C ... more details
Infobox Nuclear weapons test name Upshot Knothole Annie picture Upshot Knothole Annie 001.jpg picture description country flag United States test series Operation Upshot Knothole test site Nevada National Security Site Nevada Test Site date March 17, 1953 test type Nuclear weapons testing Types Atmospheric yield 16 TNT equivalent kt Upshot Knothole Annie was a nuclear testing nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States as part of Operation Upshot Knothole . It took place at the Nevada National Security Site Nevada Test Site on 17 March, 1953, and was nationally televised. ref name Eden2004 cite book last Eden first Lynn title Whole world on fire organizations, knowledge, and nuclear weapons devastation url http books.google.com books?id yDk5hfkyISUC&pg PA166 accessdate 29 March 2011 year 2004 publisher Cornell University Press isbn 9780801435782 page 166 ref Operation Doorstep was a civil defense study conducted by the Federal Civil Defense Administration in conjunction with Annie . It studied the effect of the nuclear blast on two wooden frame houses, fifty automobiles and eight bomb shelters designed for residential use. The administration concluded that if windows were left open to prevent the car collapsing on its occupants a car would be relatively safe from a small nuclear bomb if at least ten blocks away from the hypocenter . The homes in the study were constructed in such a way as to minimize the Effects of nuclear explosions Thermal radiation thermal effects of Annie, with an eye towards determining if, in the absence of fire, the basement of the closer home convert 3500 ft m from the hypocenter might shelter its occupants, while the second at convert 7500 ft m could remain standing. ref Eden 2004 , pp. 166 167. ref Both homes performed as expected under the conditions of their construction. References Commons cat Upshot Knothole Annie reflist US Nuclear Tests coord 37 03 N 116 01 W type landmark source kolossus ruwiki display title Category 1953 in ... more details
9, 1945 an atomic bomb exploded 500 meters above this spot. The black stone monolith marks the hypocenter ... years. Now, the hypocenter remains as an international peace park and a symbol of the aspiration ... mark of Nagasaki bomb.jpg thumb Memorial at hypocenter in front of the hypocenter to mark the date ... more details
Ground zero describes the point on the Earth s surface closest to a detonation. Ground zero may also refer to Hypocenter , the site directly below, directly above, or at the point of detonation of an explosion The World Trade Center site in New York City, after the September 11 attacks. The hypocenters of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The central plaza of The Pentagon during the Cold War Books Ground Zero book Ground Zero book , by Andrew Holleran Ground Zero , X Files novel by Kevin J. Anderson Ground Zero Deathlands novel Ground Zero Deathlands novel Ground Zero Repairman Jack novel Ground Zero Man , novel by Bob Shaw Campaigns Ground Zero campaign in the United States, concerning nuclear weapons Climate Ground Zero campaign, in the United States, against mountaintop removal mining Computer games Ground Zero Texas for the Sega CD An expansion to Quake II Films Ground Zero 1973 film , a 1973 film starring Melvin Belli Ground Zero 1987 film Ground Zero 1987 film At Ground Zero , 1993 film Bloodfist VI Ground Zero , 1995 film Ground Zero 2000 film , a 2000 film Music Ground Zero band , led by Otomo Yoshihide Ground Zero blues club , owned by actor Morgan Freeman Party at Ground Zero , a song by Fishbone Christmas at Ground Zero , song by Weird Al Yankovic Ground Zero song Ground Zero song , by Chris Cornell Ground Zero , a song by Lil Wayne from the album Rebirth Lil Wayne album Rebirth Lil Wayne album . Radio and television Ground Zero television show Ground Zero television show , Australia Ground Zero, a radio talk show hosted by Clyde Lewis , United States Hotel Ground Zero , 2009 television documentary, United States Ground Zero In Your House , a 1997 WWE World Wrestling Federation pay per view event Art Ground Zero Gallery disambig fr Ground zero homonymie ru Ground Zero ... more details
Earthquake title 1861 Mendoza Earthquake date Start date March 20, 1861 map2 Location map Argentina label lat 29.5 long 65.0 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption magnitude 7.2 Surface wave magnitude M sub s sub intensity depth 30 location coord 32.9 68.9 display inline,title ref name Ceresis cite web url http www.ceresis.org portal catal hipo.php title Consulta al Cat logo de Hipocentros 1520 1981 search page last Ceresis language Spanish accessdate 1 March 2011 ref countries affected Argentina , Mendoza Province tsunami casualties 4.247 The 1861 Mendoza earthquake was a major earthquake seismic movement in the provinces of Argentina province of Mendoza Province Mendoza , Argentina . It took place on 20 March 1861, at 11 30 PM. It had a magnitude of 7.2 on the Surface wave magnitude scale and an intensity of IX in the Mercalli intensity scale Mercalli scale . Its hypocenter was located at an estimated depth of convert 30 km mi 0 . The earthquake devastated the provincial capital, Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza , killing 4,300 of its 12,000 residents and injured 750. http www.inpres.gov.ar seismology seismology historic hist.panel.htm Most of the buildings were destroyed, including the cabildo colonial government house . The town was rebuilt in a nearby location, and the authorities moved to their new seat in 1863. The new constructions, which incorporated modern architectural tendencies, were markedly different from the old colonial buildings. Notable deaths Augusto Bravard References Reflist es icon Instituto Nacional de Prevenci n S smica. http www.inpres.gov.ar seismology seismology historic hist.panel.htm Listado de Terremotos Hist ricos . Category Earthquakes in Mendoza Province 1861 Category Mendoza, Argentina Category 1861 natural disasters Mendoza earthquake Category 1861 earthquakes Mendoza, 1861 Argentina stub es Terremoto de Mendoza de 1861 ... more details
for the event. Typically, dozens or even hundreds of P wave arrivals are used to calculate hypocenter s. The misfit generated by a hypocenter calculation is known as the residual . Residuals of 0.5 second ... most reported P arrivals fit the computed hypocenter that well. Typically a location program will start ... time. The travel time must be calculated very accurately in order to compute a precise hypocenter ... more details
nihongo Yoshito Matsushige Matsushige Yoshito extra January 2, 1913 &ndash January 16, 2005 was a Japanese people Japanese photojournalist who survived the dropping of the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and took five photographs on the day of the bombing in Hiroshima, the only photographs taken that day within Hiroshima that are known. Matsushige was born in Kure, Hiroshima Kure , Hiroshima Prefecture Hiroshima in 1913. He took a job in a newspaper after finishing school and in 1943 entered the photography section of the newspaper Chugoku Shimbun . Matsushige was at home 2.7 km south of the hypocenter hypocentre at the time of the explosion. He was not seriously injured, and determined to go to the city centre. A fire forced him back to Miyuki bridge, where the scene of desperate and dying people prevented him from using his camera for twenty minutes, when he took two frames at about 11 00. He tried again later that day but was too nauseated to take more than three more frames. ref Ryuichi Kaneko, The Half Life of Awareness Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , 21&ndash 22. ref The first two frames are of people who escaped serious injury next to Miyuki bridge the second of these is taken closer up and shows them having cooking oil applied to their burns. A third shows a policeman, his head bandaged, issuing certificates to civilians. The last pair are taken close to home one of the damage to his family s barbershop, and another out of his window. ref Descriptions summarized from Tsutomu Iwakura, The Need for a Photographic and Motion Picture Museum for Peace , 13. ref Matsushige was unable to develop the film for twenty days, and even then had to do so at night and in the open, rinsing it in a stream. ref Iwakura, 13. ref The negatives had severely deteriorated by the 1970s, requiring intensive restoration work. ref Iwakura. ref Notes references Further reading Iwakura Tsutomu. The Need for a Photographic and Motion Picture Museu ... more details
Earthquake title 2005 Peru earthquake date Start date 2005 9 25 magnitude 7.5 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth span style white space nowrap 115 kilometres 71.5 mi span location coord 5.678 S 76.398 W display inline, title countries affected PER casualties 5 dead and 60 injured ref http earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter eqarchives significant sig 2005.php USGS Significant Earthquakes of the World 2005 ref The 2005 northern Peru earthquake occurred on September 25, 2005 at 20 56 local time 01 56 Coordinated Universal Time UTC , with a magnitude of 7.5. It resulted in the deaths of at least five people. The epicenter was located about convert 100 km mi abbr on northeast of the jungle city of Moyobamba in the San Mart n Region of Peru , and the earthquake struck an area about convert 715 km mi abbr on north of Lima . With its hypocenter located roughly convert 115 km mi abbr on below the surface, the quake extended itself below the Andes and was felt in a large area, including the Peruvian coastal regions and as far away as Bogot , Colombia , as well as most of Ecuador and western Brazil . Four people had initially been reported dead by the Peruvian media, but the mayor of Lamas, Peru Lamas near Tarapoto confirmed that only one had died and eleven more were injured. ref http www.foxnews.com story 0,2933,170367,00.html Earthquake Rattles Peru ref The media has reports of another fatal victim. Buildings damaged in Tarapoto , Moyobamba , Chachapoyas, Peru Chachapoyas , Yurimaguas , Iquitos , Juanju , Bagua, Peru Bagua , Cajamarca , Tingo Mar a and other cities. Power outages were reported in Bagua, Peru Bagua , Ja n, Peru Ja n , Tambogrande and Talara . See also 2001 southern Peru earthquake 2007 Peru earthquake Earthquakes in Peru References reflist External links http earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter eqinthenews 2005 usdlad USGS Magnitude 7.5 NORTHERN PERU http english.people.com.cn 200509 28 eng20050928 211316.html Strong earthquake strikes northern Pe ... more details
coord 61.075 N 167.085 E source enwiki plaintext parser display title The 2006 Kamchatka Peninsula Kamchatka earthquakes were a series of powerful earthquakes that started on April 20, 2006 at 23 25 UTC April 21, 2006 at 12 25 PM local time as a major quake with moment magnitude of 7.6. ref cite web url http earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter eqinthenews 2006 usltbt title Magnitude 7.6 Koryakia, Russia date April 20, 2006 work Earthquakes Hazards Program publisher United States Geological Survey accessdate 3 May 2006 DASHBot archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20060427093405 http earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter eqinthenews 2006 usltbt archivedate 27 April 2006 deadurl no ref The hypocenter was located near the coast of Koryak Autonomous Okrug at 61.075 N, 167.085 E at an estimated depth of 22 km, as reported preliminarily by the USGS . This major quake caused damage in three villages and was followed by a number of aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4.3 to 5.1. The next strong 6.6 quake struck on Saturday, April 29 at 16 58 UTC April 30, 2006 at 5 58 AM local time . It too was followed by a number of strong and medium quakes days after with the magnitude ranging from 4.3 to 5.0. These earthquakes caused no deaths however, 40 people were reported injured and about 1,000 people were since evacuated. Several Diesel fuel diesel electric power stations and block and concrete buildings sustained damage. fact date January 2012 See also Kamchatka earthquakes References Reflist External links http www.rian.ru elements earth 20060429 47054615.html The earthquakes on Kamchatka Ru icon ftp hazards.cr.usgs.gov weekly qedevents.txt Quick Epicenter Determinations QED file of the US Department of the Interior Geological Survey updated daily DEFAULTSORT 2006 Kamchatka Earthquakes Earthquakes in 2006 Category 2006 earthquakes Kamchatka Earthquakes, 2006 Category 2006 in Russia Kamchatka Earthquakes, 2006 Category Earthquakes in Russia Category Kamchatka Krai Category Natur ... more details
Earthquake title July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake date Start date 2006 7 23 df y map July2006SulawesiEarthquake.JPG magnitude 6.1 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub ref name USGS cite news url http earthquake.usgs.gov eqcenter recenteqsww Quakes usqmaf.php details date 2006 07 23 title Magnitude 6.1 SULAWESI, INDONESIA accessdate 2006 07 24 publisher USGS ref countries affected Indonesia casualties None reported The July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake was a Moment magnitude scale magnitude 6.1 ref name USGS ref name JP cite news url http www.thejakartapost.com detaillgen.asp?fileid 20060723163449&irec 0 date 2006 07 23 title A 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Gorontalo accessdate 2006 07 24 publisher Jakarta Post Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref ref name STAT cite news url http www.thestatesman.net page.news.php?clid 8&theme &usrsess 1&id 124084 date 2006 07 23 title Indonesian island rocked accessdate 2006 07 24 publisher The Statesman Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref earthquake in the Sulawesi region of Indonesia . It occurred on July 23, 2006, at 08 22 Coordinated Universal Time UTC 16 22 local time . ref name USGS Seismologists have placed the epicentre at coord 0.415 S 123.177 E type event , and its hypocenter at a depth of 86.2 kilometre km . This is 1575 km NNW from Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin , Australia and 1935 km ENE of Jakarta , the capital city of Indonesia. ref name USGS It was felt across parts of Sulawasi, but there have been no reports of damage or injuries. ref name JP ref name STAT Hundreds of people reportedly fled to higher ground in the coastal town of Luwuk after the quake struck, fearing a Tsunami . See also 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 2005 Sumatra earthquake May 2006 Java earthquake Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System List of Indonesian earthquakes References reflist DEFAULTSORT Sulawesi Earthquake, July 2006 Category Earthquakes in Indonesia Category 2006 in Indonesia id Gempa bumi Sulawesi Juli 2006 ... more details
The 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium intensity earthquake seismic movement in the provinces of Argentina province of Mendoza Province Mendoza , Argentina . It took place at 11 03 AM UTC 3 on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.7 in the Richter magnitude scale Richter scale . Its hypocenter was centered at coord 33 13 48 S 68 56 24 W , 35 km south southeast of Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza , the provincial capital, exactly at the town of Ugarteche, Luj n de Cuyo , and at a depth of 33 km. The earthquake was felt in the provinces of Mendoza V VI in the Mercalli intensity scale , San Juan Province Argentina San Juan , San Luis Province San Luis IV Mercalli , La Rioja Province Argentina La Rioja , and C rdoba Province Argentina C rdoba III Mercalli . It damaged about 600 buildings in the Greater Mendoza metropolitan area mostly either precarious or old , as well as causing brief interruptions in the supply of electric power and mobile phone communications. Only a few wounded people were reported there were no fatalities. On the following day a new, a minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 was recorded about 5 km from the previous location, at a depth of 90 km. It was felt as grade II III in the Mercalli scale in the city of Mendoza. The area is the most seismically active in Argentina. This seismic event was the largest in 20 years the 1985 Mendoza earthquake magnitude 6.0 caused 6 casualties and thousands of damaged houses and was centered at Godoy Cruz Department Godoy Cruz , just 4 km at south of Mendoza. References La Naci n. 5 August 2006. http www.lanacion.com.ar 829226 Un fuerte sismo sacudi a Mendoza . es icon La Naci n. 6 August 2006. http www.lanacion.com.ar 829540 Hubo unas 600 viviendas afectadas por el sismo . es icon Instituto Nacional de Prevenci n S smica. Seismic events http www.inpres.gov.ar telemetrica sisfelt detail.sisfelt.asp?id 200608051103 2006 08 05 , http www.inpres.gov.ar telemetrica sisfelt detail.sisfelt.asp?id 200608060304 2006 08 06 . es ico ... more details
coord 30.4 9.6 display title earthquake title 1960 Agadir earthquake date start date February 29, 1960 February 29, 1960 map 1960 02 29 Agadir earthquake.gif magnitude 5.7 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub countries affected Physical Morocco casualties 15,000 The 1960 Agadir earthquake took place on Monday, February 29, 1960, at 23 47 local time. It was the most destructive and deadliest earthquake in Morocco Moroccan history with a magnitude of 5.7 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub , killing around 15,000 people about a third of the city s population of the time and injuring another 12,000. ref name usgs http earthquake.usgs.gov regional world events 1960 02 29.php Historical earthquakes USGS ref At least 35,000 people were left homeless. Despite its moderate magnitude, the earthquake s shallow hypocenter focus and proximity to the major city of Agadir made it very destructive. ref name usgs After the earthquake The city was evacuated 2 days after the earthquake in order to avoid the spread of disease. Agadir was rebuilt 3 kilometers to the south of the original site after the request of late king Mohammed V of Morocco Mohammed V stating that If Agadir is doomed to be destroyed then its rebuilding depends on our will . The France French aircraft carrier La Fayette R96 La Fayette .28R96.29 La Fayette participated in rescue operations. See also List of 20th century earthquakes External links http earthquake.usgs.gov regional world events 1960 02 29.php Historical Earthquakes Agadir USGS http news.bbc.co.uk onthisday hi dates stories february 29 newsid 3829000 3829809.stm 1960 Thousands dead in Moroccan earthquake bbc.co.uk On this day http www.pbase.com beunard agadir earthquake Pictures of the earthquake http dailyheadlines.uark.edu images hotelsaadabeforeandafter.jpg A hotel, before and after the earthquake http www.agadir1960.com A website about the Agadir 1960 earthquake References and notes div class references small references div DEFAULTSORT 1960 Agadir Eart ... more details
Earthquake title 2002 Hindu Kush, Afghanistan map HinduKushEQs.JPG date March 3 and March 25, 2002 magnitude 7.4, 6.1 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth 256, 8 km location coord 36.542 N 70.424 E , coord 35.93 N 69.19 E countries affected Afghanistan , Pakistan casualties 150 , 1000 The 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes were two earthquake s which hit the Hindu Kush mountain range area in Afghanistan on March 3 and March 25, 2002. The March 3 earthquake At 12 08 19 UTC a 7.4 tremor hit an area convert 65 km mi abbr on S of Fayzabad, Badakhshan Feyzabad , Afghanistan . At least 150 people were killed, several injured and 400 houses damaged or destroyed by a landslide that dammed and flooded Surkundara Valley , Samangan Province . At least 13 people were killed at Kabul and Rostaq, Afghanistan Rostaq and 3 people killed in Bajaur , Pakistan . At least 300 houses were destroyed in Badakhshan and Takhar Province s. A 45 meter wide fissure opened in Xiker Reservoir in Xinjiang , People s Republic of China China . This was a deep Hypocenter focus event and was felt in much of Afghanistan and Pakistan . Felt also in Tajikistan , Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan and India . ref http neic.usgs.gov neis eq depot 2002 eq 020303 USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Earthquake Report HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN Bot generated title ref The March 25 earthquake At 14 56 33 UTC a 6.1 tremor hit an area convert 160 km mi abbr on SW of Feyzabad, Afghanistan. At least 1,000 people were killed, several hundred injured and several thousand homeless in Baghlan Province . At least 1,500 houses were destroyed or damaged at Nahrin and several hundred more in other areas of Baghlan Province. Landslides blocked many roads in the epicentral area. This was a shallow focus event and was felt strongly in much of northern Afghanistan. Also felt in the Islamabad Peshawar area, Pakistan and at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. ref http neic.usgs.gov neis eq depot 2002 eq 020325 USGS Earthquake Hazards Program ... more details
merge to 2011 eruption of Nabro date June 2011 Infobox earthquake title 2011 Eritrea Ethiopia region earthquakes image image alt imagecaption map map alt image name map2 Location map Eritrea width 250 float none border none caption Map showing the epicenter of the earthquake places Location map Eritrea lat 13.530 long 41.625 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 25 position top Location map Eritrea lat 13.016 long 42.733 position top mark Green pog.svg label Assab mapsize caption date 15 37 05, 12 June, 2011 Initial earthquake origintime duration magnitude 5.7 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub ref name Second5.7 cite web url http earthquake.usgs.gov earthquakes recenteqsww Quakes usc00045xc.php title Magnitude 5.7 &ndash Eritrea Ethiopia Region publisher USGS date June 12, 2011 accessdate June 12, 2011 ref depth convert 0 to 20 km mi 0 abbr on location Coord 13.530 N 41.625 E type event scale 50000000 display inline,title type countries affected flag Eritrea br flag Ethiopia br flag Yemen damage Unknown intensity Mercalli intensity scale MM VII ref name Second5.7 PGA NN Peak ground acceleration g tsunami landslide foreshocks aftershocks casualties None reported The 2011 Eritrea Ethiopia region earthquakes are an ongoing series of moderate earthquake s near a sparsely populated part of the Eritrea &ndash Ethiopia border, starting at 15 37 UTC on Sunday, 12 June 2011. As of 21 37 UTC, at least 19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater have occurred in the region. ref name list cite web url http www.emsc csem.org Earthquake Map zoom.php?key 121&typ euro 5 title Map Zoom LAT 10 20 LON 36 46 publisher European Alert System EMSC date 18 June 2011 accessdate 2011 06 18 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20110721155405 http www.emsc csem.org Earthquake Map zoom.php?key 121&typ euro archivedate 21 July 2011 DASHBot deadurl no ref The initial quake registered a magnitude of 5.1 M sub w sub with a Hypocenter focal depth of 10 km 6.2 mi , and was succeeded by multiple lighter tremors. ... more details
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Use dmy dates date March 2012 Earthquake title 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake date Start date df yes 2005 12 05 map2 Location map Tanzania label lat 6.19 long 29.62 mark Bullseye1.png marksize 40 position top width 250 float right caption magnitude 6.8 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth convert 6.0 mi km ... location coord 6 11 38 S 29 36 54 E display title countries affected COD tsunami casualties 2 The 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake occurred along the East African Rift , and struck at 12 19 55 UTC 14 19 55 local time at the epicentre on 5 December 2005 with its Hypocenter focus approximately convert 10 km mi abbr on below the surface of Lake Tanganyika . Its Richter magnitude scale estimated magnitude was between 6.3 and 6.8. Early reports indicated that the heaviest damage was sustained by the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC , a region already ravaged by extensive war and extreme poverty. The area houses tens of thousands of refugee s displaced by conflicts, such as the Second Congo War and the Burundian Civil War , that have plagued the African Great Lakes for the last decade. Two deaths have been reported. ref cite news publisher The Herald Glasgow The Herald url http www.theherald.co.uk news 52023.html format article archived title Two die as earthquake topples houses accessdate 6 December 2005 DASHBot dead link date July 2011 ref Dozens of houses collapsed in the DRC city of Kalemie . ref cite news publisher BBC News url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 4499938.stm title Powerful quake rocks East Africa date 6 December 2005 accessdate 6 December 2005 DASHBot archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20051210022823 http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 4499938.stm archivedate 10 December 2005 deadurl no ref Michel Bonnardeaux , a UN spokesman, said that most of the casualties were caused by falling zinc or steel roofs.The costs to rebuilt the whole damage was 1.5 million dollars,the whole city helped repair the city Although earthquake ... more details
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