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Magnitude Richter Scale Magnitude Scale Impact Assessment Magnitude and Depth US Geological Survey Epicenter Location 4.9 Magnitude at 13-Kilometer Depth Seismic Waves Magnitude and Intensity

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Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Nagqu (Baqen), Tibet

Chinese authorities have launched a national rescue operation after a shallow quake produced strong shaking, hundreds of aftershocks, widespread housing collapses.

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4w ago

Shallow M6.1 Quake off Northern Sumatra Rattles Simeulue, Triggers No Tsunami Alert

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11mo ago

M5.8–6.2 Shallow Earthquake Strikes China’s Xinjiang

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11mo ago

NCS Confirms Series of Moderate Quakes Across Bay of Bengal, Sumatra and Bangladesh

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this yr.

Magnitude 3.6 Quake Reported Near Vallejo With No Immediate Damage

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last yr.

Magnitude 5.2–5.3 Quake Near Paphos Felt Across Region

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New 4.1 Quake Near Cihuatlán Follows Two Days of Moderate Seismic Activity in Southern Mexico

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Magnitude 6.6 Quake Rattles Lae, Papua New Guinea

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Magnitude 4.1 Quake Strikes Southwest Tasmania, Felt From Maydena to Hobart

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Powerful 7.5 Quake Strikes Drake Passage Off South America

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last yr.

Queensland’s 5.6 Quake Spurs Aftershocks and Rapid Seismic Monitoring

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Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Strikes Jammu and Kashmir

Earthquake Measurement

Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Nagqu (Baqen), Tibet

Strong, Deep Earthquake Strikes Southern Kamchatka

Shallow 2.9-Magnitude Quake Recorded in Delhi’s North District

M5.5 Earthquake Shakes Eastern Japan, No Tsunami Warning

2.4-Magnitude Quake Rattles Harford County Near Bel Air

Shallow 4.9 Quake Rattles Northwest Louisiana, Largest Recorded on State Soil

Shallow M6.1 Quake off Northern Sumatra Rattles Simeulue, Triggers No Tsunami Alert

M5.8–6.2 Shallow Earthquake Strikes China’s Xinjiang

NCS Confirms Series of Moderate Quakes Across Bay of Bengal, Sumatra and Bangladesh

Magnitude 3.6 Quake Reported Near Vallejo With No Immediate Damage

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Earthquake Measurement

Magnitude 5.2–5.3 Quake Near Paphos Felt Across Region

New 4.1 Quake Near Cihuatlán Follows Two Days of Moderate Seismic Activity in Southern Mexico

Magnitude 6.6 Quake Rattles Lae, Papua New Guinea

Magnitude 4.1 Quake Strikes Southwest Tasmania, Felt From Maydena to Hobart

Powerful 7.5 Quake Strikes Drake Passage Off South America

Queensland’s 5.6 Quake Spurs Aftershocks and Rapid Seismic Monitoring

Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Strikes Jammu and Kashmir

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Earthquake Measurement