Have Earthquakes Increased?

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February 26, 2008 at 08:50:49Major Historical Earthquakes for World from 1940 Notice the significant increase in earthquakes after 2001. HISTORICAL MAJOR EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLDSorted by date - over magnitude 6TO DATE SO FAR THIS YEAR 2008* 2008/02/25 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia - M 7.0* 2008/02/24 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia - M 6.4* 2008/02/23 - South Sandwich Islands Region - M 6.8 * 2008 02 21 - Nevada - M 6.0* 2008 02 20 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 7.4 Fatalities 3* 2008 02 14 - Southern Greece - M 6.9* 2008 02 12 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 6.4* 2008 02 10 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.5* 2008 02 08 - Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - M 6.9* 2008 02 04 - Tarapaca, Chile - M 6.3* 2008 01 05 - Queen Charlotte Islands region - M 6.647 MAJOR QUAKES IN 2007* 2007 12 26 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.4* 2007 12 20 - Off east coast of the North Island, New Zealand - M 6.6 Fatalities 1* 2007 12 19 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.1* 2007 12 16 - Antofagasta, Chile - M 6.7* 2007 12 09 - South of the Fiji Islands - M 7.8* 2007 11 29 - Martinique Region, Windward Islands - M 7.4 Fatalities 1* 2007 11 27 - Solomon Islands - M 6.6* 2007 11 25 - Sumbawa Region, Indonesia - M 6.5 Fatalities 3* 2007 11 22 - Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7* 2007 11 16 - Peru-Ecuador border region - M 6.8* 2007 11 14 - Antofagasta, Chile - M 7.7 Fatalities 2* 2007 11 10 - North of Macquarie Island - M 6.5* 2007 10 31 - Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands - M 7.2* 2007 10 24 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.8* 2007 10 15 - South Island of New Zealand - M 6.8* 2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - M 6.6* 2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - M 7.4* 2007 09 30 - South of the Mariana Islands - M 6.9* 2007 09 28 - Mariana Islands region - M 7.4* 2007 09 28 - Southeast of Loyalty Islands - M 6.5* 2007 09 26 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7* 2007 09 20 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.7* 2007 09 12 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - M 7.9* 2007 09 12 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.4 Fatalities 25* 2007 09 10 - Near the west coast of Colombia - M 6.8* 2007 09 06 - Taiwan Region - M 6.2* 2007 09 02 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 7.2* 2007 08 20 - Philippine Islands region - M 6.4* 2007 08 16 - Solomon Islands - M 6.7* 2007 08 15 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.0 Fatalities 514* 2007 08 15 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.5* 2007 08 08 - Java, Indonesia - M 7.5* 2007 08 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.7* 2007 08 01 - Vanuatu - M 7.2* 2007 07 26 - Molucca Sea - M 6.9* 2007 07 16 - Sea of Japan - M 6.8* 2007 07 16 - Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6 Fatalities 9* 2007 06 28 - Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7* 2007 06 13 - Offshore Guatemala - M 6.7* 2007 04 01 - Solomon Islands - M 8.1 Fatalities 54* 2007 03 25 - Near the West Coast of Honshu,Japan - M 6.7 Fatalities 1* 2007 03 25 - Vanuatu - M 7.1* 2007 03 06 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.4 Fatalities 67* 2007 01 31 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - M 6.5* 2007 01 30 - West of Macquarie Island - M 6.9* 2007 01 21 - Molucca Sea - M 7.5 Fatalities 4* 2007 01 13 - East of the Kuril Islands - M 8.126 MAJOR QUAKES IN 2006* 2006 12 26 - Taiwan Region - M 6.9* 2006 12 26 - Taiwan Region - M 7.1 Fatalities 2* 2006 11 15 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3* 2006 11 13 - Santiago del Estero, Argentina - M 6.8* 2006 10 20 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 6.7* 2006 10 17 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7* 2006 10 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 6.7* 2006 09 28 - Samoa Islands Region - M 6.9* 2006 09 01 - Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8* 2006 08 20 - Scotia Sea - M 7.0* 2006 08 11 - Michoacan, Mexico - M 5.9* 2006 07 17 - South of Java, Indonesia - M 7.7 Fatalities 730* 2006 06 11 - Kyushu, Japan - M 6.3* 2006 05 26 - Java, Indonesia - M 6.3 Fatalities 5,749* 2006 05 16 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.8* 2006 05 16 - Kermadec Islands Region - M 7.4* 2006 05 03 - Tonga - M 8.0* 2006 04 20 - Koryakia, Russia - M 7.6* 2006 03 31 - Western Iran - M 6.1 Fatalities 70* 2006 03 14 - Seram, Indonesia - M 6.7 Fatalities 4* 2006 02 26 - South of the Fiji Islands - M 6.4* 2006 02 22 - Mozambique - M 7.0 Fatalities 4* 2006 01 27 - Banda Sea - M 7.6* 2006 01 08 - Southern Greece - M 6.7* 2006 01 04 - Gulf of California - M 6.6* 2006 01 02 - East of South Sandwich Islands - M 7.438 MAJOR QUAKES IN 2005* 2005 12 19 - New Mexico - M 4.1* 2005 12 12 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.5 Fatalities 5* 2005 12 11 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6* 2005 12 05 - Lake Tanganyika Region, Congo-Tanzania - M 6.8 Fatalities 6* 2005 12 02 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.5* 2005 11 27 - Southern Iran - M 6.0 Fatalities 13* 2005 11 19 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 6.5* 2005 11 17 - Potosi, Bolivia - M 6.9* 2005 11 14 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0* 2005 10 19 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.3* 2005 10 08 - Pakistan - M 7.6 Fatalities 86,000* 2005 09 29 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6* 2005 09 26 - Northern Peru - M 7.5 Fatalities 5* 2005 09 09 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6* 2005 09 02 - Brawley Seismic Zone Swarm, Southern California - Aug 31-Sep 2* 2005 08 16 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.2* 2005 08 10 - New Mexico - M 5.0* 2005 07 26 - Western Montana - M 5.6* 2005 07 24 - Nicobar Islands, India Region - M 7.2* 2005 07 05 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.7* 2005 07 02 - Near the Coast of Nicaragua - M 6.6* 2005 06 17 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 6.6* 2005 06 15 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 7.2* 2005 06 14 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.8* 2005 06 13 - Tarapaca, Chile - M 7.8 Fatalities 11* 2005 05 19 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.9* 2005 05 14 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.7* 2005 04 11 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 6.7* 2005 04 10 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia - M 6.7* 2005 03 28 - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.6 Fatalities 1,313* 2005 03 20 - Kyushu, Japan - M 6.6 Fatalities 1* 2005 03 02 - Banda Sea - M 7.1* 2005 02 26 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 6.8* 2005 02 22 - Central Iran - M 6.4 Fatalities 612* 2005 02 19 - Sulawesi, Indonesia - M 6.5* 2005 02 08 - Vanuatu - M 6.7* 2005 02 05 - Celebes Sea - M 7.1 Fatalities 2* 2005 01 16 - State of Yap, Fed. States of Micronesia - M 6.6* 2005 01 01 - Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra - M 6.736 MAJOR QUAKES IN 2004* 2004 12 26 - Sumatra-Andaman Islands - M 9.1 Fatalities 227,898* 2004 12 23 - North of Macquarie Island - M 8.1* 2004 12 14 - Cayman Islands Region - M 6.8* 2004 12 06 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 6.8* 2004 11 28 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 7.0* 2004 11 26 - Papua, Indonesia - M 7.1 Fatalities 32* 2004 11 22 - Off West Coast of South Island, N.Z. - M 7.1* 2004 11 21 - Leeward Islands - M 6.3 Fatalities 1* 2004 11 20 - Costa Rica - M 6.4 Fatalities 8* 2004 11 15 - Near the West Coast of Colombia - M 7.2* 2004 11 11 - Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia - M 7.5 Fatalities 34* 2004 11 11 - Solomon Islands - M 6.7* 2004 11 09 - Solomon Islands - M 6.9* 2004 11 08 - Taiwan Region - M 6.3* 2004 11 02 - Vancouver Island, Canada Region - M 6.7* 2004 10 23 - Near the West Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6 Fatalities 40* 2004 10 15 - Taiwan Region - M 6.7* 2004 10 09 - Near the Coast of Nicaragua - M 7.0* 2004 10 08 - Mindoro, Philippines - M 6.5* 2004 10 08 - Solomon Islands - M 6.8* 2004 09 28 - Central California - M 6.0* 2004 09 06 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6* 2004 09 05 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.4* 2004 09 05 - Near the South Coast of Western Honshu, Japan - M 7.2* 2004 07 25 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 7.3* 2004 07 01 - Eastern Turkey - M 5.1 Fatalities 18* 2004 06 28 - Southeastern Alaska - M 6.8* 2004 06 10 - Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia - M 6.9* 2004 05 29 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.5* 2004 05 28 - Northern Iran - M 6.3 Fatalities 35* 2004 05 03 - Bio-Bio, Chile - M 6.6* 2004 04 05 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.6 Fatalities 3* 2004 02 24 - Strait of Gibraltar - M 6.4 Fatalities 631* 2004 02 07 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.3* 2004 02 05 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.0 Fatalities 37* 2004 01 28 - Seram, Indonesia - M 6.739 MAJOR QUAKES IN 2003* 2003 12 27 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 7.3* 2003 12 26 - Southeastern Iran - M 6.6 Fatalities 31,000* 2003 12 22 - San Simeon, California - M 6.6 Fatalities 2* 2003 12 10 - Taiwan - M 6.8* 2003 12 05 - Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia Region - M 6.7* 2003 11 18 - Samar, Philippines - M 6.5 Fatalities 1* 2003 11 17 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.8* 2003 11 06 - Vanuatu Islands - M 6.6* 2003 10 31 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0* 2003 10 08 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 6.7* 2003 10 01 - Southwestern Siberia, Russia - M 6.7* 2003 09 27 - Southwestern Siberia, Russia - M 7.3 Fatalities 3* 2003 09 25 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 8.3* 2003 09 22 - Dominican Republic Region - M 6.4 Fatalities 3* 2003 09 21 - Myanmar - M 6.6 * 2003 08 21 - South Island of New Zealand - M 7.2* 2003 08 14 - Greece - M 6.3* 2003 08 04 - Scotia Sea - M 7.6* 2003 07 27 - Primor'ye, Russia - M 6.8* 2003 07 21 - Yunnan, China - M 6.0 Fatalities 16* 2003 07 15 - Carlsberg Ridge - M 7.6* 2003 06 23 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands - M 6.9* 2003 06 20 - Near the Coast of Central Chile - M 6.8* 2003 06 20 - Amazonas, Brazil - M 7.1* 2003 06 07 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6* 2003 05 26 - Halmahera, Indonesia - M 7.0 Fatalities 1* 2003 05 26 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0* 2003 05 21 - Northern Algeria - M 6.8 Fatalities 2,266* 2003 05 04 - Kermadec islands, New Zealand - M 6.7* 2003 05 01 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.4 Fatalities 177* 2003 03 17 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.1* 2003 03 11 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8* 2003 02 24 - Southern Xinjiang, China - M 6.3 Fatalities 261* 2003 02 19 - Unimak Island Region, Alaska - M 6.6* 2003 01 27 - Turkey - M 6.1* 2003 01 22 - Offshore Colima, Mexico - M 7.6 Fatalities 29* 2003 01 20 - Solomon Islands - M 7.3* 2003 01 16 - Blanco Fracture Zone - Offshore Oregon, - M 6.3* 2003 01 10 - New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, region - M 6.723 MAJOR QUAKES IN 2002* 2002 11 20 - Northwestern Kashmir - M 6.3 Fatalities 19* 2002 11 17 - Kuril Islands, Russia - M 7.3* 2002 11 03 - Denali Fault, Alaska - M 7.9* 2002 11 02 - Northern Sumatera, Indonesia - M 7.4 Fatalities 3* 2002 10 24 - Lake Tanganyika region - M 6.2* 2002 10 23 - Denali, Alaska - M 6.7* 2002 10 12 - Peru-Brazil border region - M 6.9* 2002 10 10 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.6 Fatalities 8* 2002 09 08 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6 Fatalities 4* 2002 09 06 - Southern Italy - M 6.0 Fatalities 2* 2002 08 19 - Fiji Islands - M 7.7* 2002 08 19 - Fiji Islands - M 7.7* 2002 06 28 - Priamurye-Northeastern China border region - M 7.3* 2002 06 22 - Western Iran - M 6.5 Fatalities 261* 2002 06 18 - Chile-Argentina Border Region - M 6.6* 2002 05 15 - Taiwan - M 6.2 Fatalities 1* 2002 04 26 - Mariana Islands - M 7.1* 2002 03 31 - Taiwan region - M 7.1 Fatalities 5* 2002 03 25 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.1 Fatalities 1,000* 2002 03 05 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.5 Fatalities 15* 2002 03 03 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 7.4 Fatalities 166* 2002 02 03 - Turkey - M 6.5 Fatalities 44* 2002 01 02 - Vanuatu Islands - M 7.27 MAJOR QUAKES IN 2001* 2001 07 07 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 7.6 Fatalities 1* 2001 06 23 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 8.4 Fatalities 138* 2001 02 28 - Nisqually, Washington - M 6.8* 2001 02 13 - El Salvador - M 6.6 Fatalities 315* 2001 01 26 - Gujarat, India - M 7.6 Fatalities 20,023* 2001 01 13 - El Salvador - M 7.7 Fatalities 852* 2001 01 01 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.56 MAJOR QUAKES IN 2000* 2000 11 17 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6* 2000 11 16 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.8* 2000 11 16 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 8.0 Fatalities 2* 2000 10 06 - Western Honshu, Japan - M 6.7* 2000 06 18 - South Indian Ocean - M 7.9* 2000 06 04 - Southern Sumatera, Indonesia - M 7.9 Fatalities 10313 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1999* 1999 11 12 - Duzce, Turkey - M 7.2 Fatalities 894* 1999 10 16 - Hector Mine, California - M 7.1* 1999 09 30 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.5* 1999 09 20 - Taiwan - M 7.6 Fatalities 2,400* 1999 09 07 - Greece - M 6.0 Fatalities 143* 1999 08 20 - Costa Rica - M 6.9* 1999 08 17 - Izmit, Turkey - M 7.6 Fatalities 17,118* 1999 07 11 - Honduras - M 6.7* 1999 06 15 - Central Mexico - M 7.0* 1999 05 16 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.1* 1999 05 10 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.1* 1999 02 06 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 7.3* 1999 01 25 - Colombia - M 6.1 Fatalities 1,1859 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1998* 1998 08 04 - Near Coast of Ecuador - M 7.2* 1998 07 17 - Near North Coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - M 7.0* 1998 05 30 - Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region - M 6.6 Fatalities 4,000* 1998 05 03 - Southeast of Taiwan - M 7.5* 1998 03 25 - Balleny Islands Region - M 8.1* 1998 03 14 - Northern Iran - M 6.6* 1998 02 04 - Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region - M 5.9 Fatalities 2,323* 1998 01 30 - Near Coast of Northern Chile - M 7.1* 1998 01 04 - Loyalty Islands Region - M 7.55 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1997* 1997 12 05 - Near East Coast of Kamchatka - M 7.8* 1997 10 14 - South of Fiji Islands - M 7.8* 1997 09 26 - Central Italy - M 6.4 Fatalities 11* 1997 07 09 - Near Coast of Venezuela - M 7.0* 1997 05 10 - Northern Iran - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,5671 MAJOR QUAKE IN 1996* 1996 06 10 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.94 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1995* 1995 06 15 - Greece - M 6.5 Fatalities 26* 1995 05 27 - Sakhalin Island - M 7.1 Fatalities 1,989* 1995 05 13 - Greece - M 6.6* 1995 01 16 - Kobe, Japan - M 6.9 Fatalities 5,5023 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1994* 1994 09 01 - Cape Mendocino, California - M 7.0* 1994 06 09 - Bolivia - M 8.2 Fatalities 5* 1994 01 17 - Northridge, California - M 6.7 Fatalities 603 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1993* 1993 09 29 - Latur-Killari, India - M 6.2 Fatalities 9,748* 1993 09 21 - Klamath Falls, Oregon - M 6.0 Fatalities 2* 1993 08 08 - South of the Mariana Islands - M 7.85 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1992* 1992 12 12 - Flores Region, Indonesia - M 7.8 Fatalities 2,500* 1992 09 02 - Nicaragua - M 7.6 Fatalities 116* 1992 06 28 - Landers, California - M 7.3 Fatalities 3* 1992 04 25 - Cape Mendocino, California - M 7.2* 1992 04 23 - Joshua Tree - M 6.22 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1991* 1991 10 19 - Northern India - M 6.8 Fatalities 2,000* 1991 08 17 - Honeydew, California - M 7.02 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1990* 1990 07 16 - Luzon, Philippine Islands - M 7.7 Fatalities 1,621* 1990 06 20 - Western Iran - M 7.4 Fatalities 50,0002 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1989* 1989 12 25 - Ungava, Quebec, Canada - M 6.0* 1989 10 18 - Loma Prieta, California - M 6.9 Fatalities 634 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1988* 1988 12 07 - Spitak, Armenia - M 6.8 Fatalities 25,000* 1988 08 20 - Nepal-India border region - M 6.8 Fatalities 1,000* 1988 03 06 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.7* 1988 01 22 - Tennant Creek, Australia - M 6.64 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1987* 1987 11 30 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.8* 1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M 6.7* 1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M 6.5 Fatalities 2* 1987 03 06 - Colombia-Ecuador - M 7.0 Fatalities 1,0003 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1986* 1986 07 21 - Chalfant Valley, California - M 6.2* 1986 07 08 - North Palm Springs, California - M 6.1* 1986 05 07 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.94 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1985* 1985 12 23 - Nahanni region, Northwest Territories, Canada - M 6.8* 1985 09 19 - Michoacan, Mexico - M 8.0 Fatalities 9,500* 1985 03 03 - offshore Valparaiso, Chile - M 7.8 Fatalities 177* 1985 01 26 - Mendoza, Argentina - M 6.01 MAJOR QUAKE IN 1984* 1984 04 24 - Morgan Hill, California - M 6.24 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1983* 1983 11 16 - Kaoiki, Hawaii - M 6.7* 1983 10 30 - Turkey - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,342* 1983 10 28 - Borah Peak, Idaho - M 6.9 Fatalities 2* 1983 05 02 - Coalinga, California - M 6.41 MAJOR QUAKE IN 1982* 1982 12 13 - Yemen - M 6.0 Fatalities 2,8003 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1981* 1981 07 28 - southern Iran - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,500* 1981 06 11 - southern Iran - M 6.9 Fatalities 3,000* 1981 02 24 - Greece - M 6.8 Fatalities 165 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1980* 1980 11 23 - Southern Italy - M 6.5 Fatalities 3,000* 1980 11 08 - Humboldt County, California - M 7.2* 1980 10 10 - El Asnam (formerly Orleansville), Algeria - M 7.7 Fatalities 5,000* 1980 05 27 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.0* 1980 05 25 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.22 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1979* 1979 10 15 - Imperial Valley, Mexico - California Border - M 6.4* 1979 02 28 - Mt. St. Elias, Alaska - M 7.52 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1978* 1978 09 16 - Iran - M 7.8 Fatalities 15,000* 1978 06 20 - Greece - M 6.6 Fatalities 502 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1977* 1977 11 23 - San Juan, Argentina - M 7.4* 1977 03 04 - Romania - M 7.2 Fatalities 1,5006 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1976* 1976 11 24 - Turkey-Iran border region - M 7.3 Fatalities 5,000* 1976 08 16 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.9 Fatalities 8,000* 1976 07 27 - Tangshan, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 255,000* 1976 06 25 - Papua, Indonesia - M 7.1 Fatalities 5,000* 1976 05 06 - Northeastern Italy - M 6.5 Fatalities 1,000* 1976 02 04 - Guatemala - M 7.5 Fatalities 23,0006 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1975* 1975 11 29 - Kalapana, Hawaii - M 7.2 Fatalities 2* 1975 09 06 - Turkey - M 6.7 Fatalities 2,000* 1975 06 30 - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - M 6.1* 1975 03 02 - Eastern Idaho - M 6.2* 1975 02 04 - Haicheng, China - M 7.0 Fatalities 2,000* 1975 02 02 - Near Islands, Alaska - M 7.65 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1974* 1974 12 28 - Northern Pakistan - M 6.2 Fatalities 5,300* 1974 10 08 - Leeward Islands - M 7.5* 1974 10 03 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.1* 1974 07 13 - Panama-Colombia border region - M 7.3 Fatalities 11* 1974 05 10 - China - M 6.8 Fatalities 20,0001 MAJOR QUAKE IN 1973* 1973 04 26 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 6.26MAJOR QUAKES IN 1972* 1972 12 23 - Nicaragua - M 6.2 Fatalities 5,000* 1972 07 30 - Sitka, Alaska - M 7.6* 1972 04 24 - Taiwain region - M 7.2 Fatalities 4* 1972 04 10 - southern Iran - M 7.1 Fatalities 5,054* 1972 01 25 - Taiwain region - M 7.0* 1972 01 25 - Taiwain region - M 7.5 Fatalities 14 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1971* 1971 07 09 - Valparaiso region, Chile - M 7.5 Fatalities 90* 1971 05 22 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,000* 1971 05 12 - Western Turkey - M 6.3* 1971 02 09 - San Fernando, California - M 6.6 Fatalities 655 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1970* 1970 07 31 - Colombia - M 8.0* 1970 06 24 - South of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0 Fatalities HDS has 7.0 mag, Canada web site has 7.4* 1970 05 31 - Chimbote, Peru - M 7.9 Fatalities 66,000* 1970 03 28 - Gediz, Turkey - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,086* 1970 01 04 - Yunnan Province, China - M 7.5 Fatalities 10,0005 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1969* 1969 12 25 - Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands - M 7.2* 1969 10 01 - Comas region, Chile - M 6.4 Fatalities 136* 1969 07 25 - Guangdong, China - M 5.9 Fatalities 3,000* 1969 03 28 - Alasehir, Turkey - M 6.4 Fatalities 11* 1969 02 28 - Portugal-Morocco area - M 7.8 Fatalities 135 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1968* 1968 10 14 - Meckering, Australia - M 6.9* 1968 09 03 - Bartin, Turkey - M 6.6 Fatalities 24* 1968 08 31 - Dasht-e Bayaz, Iran - M 7.3 Fatalities 12,000* 1968 08 02 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.1 Fatalities 18* 1968 06 19 - Moyobamba, Peru - M 6.9 Fatalities 463 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1967* 1967 12 10 - Koyna, India - M 6.3 Fatalities 177* 1967 07 29 - Near the Coast of Venezuela - M 6.5* 1967 07 22 - Mudurnu Valley, Turkey - M 7.3 Fatalities 1736 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1966* 1966 10 17 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 8.1 Fatalities 125* 1966 08 19 - Varto, Turkey - M 6.8 Fatalities 2,529* 1966 08 07 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 7.0* 1966 06 28 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1* 1966 03 22 - Hebei, China - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,000* 1966 03 07 - Hebei, China - M 7.0 Fatalities 1,0006 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1965* 1965 08 23 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.3 Fatalities 6* 1965 04 29 - Puget Sound, Washington - M 6.5 Fatalities 7* 1965 04 05 - Greece - M 5.7 Fatalities 32* 1965 03 30 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 7.3* 1965 03 28 - Near Santiago, Chile - M 7.1 Fatalities 400* 1965 02 04 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 8.74 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1964* 1964 10 06 - Western Turkey - M 7.0 Fatalities 36* 1964 07 06 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 6.9 Fatalities 30* 1964 06 16 - Niigata, Japan - M 7.5 Fatalities 26* 1964 03 28 - Prince William Sound, Alaska - M 9.2 Fatalities 1282 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1963* 1963 10 13 - Kuril Islands - M 8.5* 1963 07 26 - Skopje, Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia - M 6.0 Fatalities 1,1003 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1962* 1962 09 01 - Qazvin, Iran - M 7.1 Fatalities 12,225* 1962 05 19 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.1 Fatalities 3* 1962 05 11 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.0 Fatalities 44 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1960* 1960 05 22 - Chile - M 9.5 Fatalities 5,700* 1960 05 21 - Arauco Peninsula, Chile - M 7.9 Fatalities Several* 1960 02 29 - Agadir, Morocco - M 5.7 Fatalities 10,000* 1960 01 13 - Arequipa, Peru - M 7.5 Fatalities 574 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1959* 1959 08 26 - Vera Cruz, Mexico - M 6.8 Fatalities 20* 1959 08 18 - Wyoming - M 6.5* 1959 08 18 - Hebgen Lake, Montana - M 7.3 Fatalities 28* 1959 04 26 - Taiwan region - M 7.5 Fatalities 24 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1958* 1958 11 06 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3* 1958 07 10 - Lituya Bay, Alaska - M 7.7 Fatalities 5* 1958 04 07 - Huslia, Alaska - M 7.3* 1958 01 15 - Arequipa, Peru - M 7.3 Fatalities 2812 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1957* 1957 12 13 - Sahneh, Iran - M 7.1 Fatalities 1,130* 1957 12 04 - Gobi-Altay, Mongolia - M 8.1 Fatalities 30* 1957 07 28 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.9 Fatalities 68* 1957 07 02 - Mazandaran, Iran - M 7.1 Fatalities 1,200* 1957 06 27 - Stanovoy Mountains, Russia (USSR) - M 7.6* 1957 05 26 - Bolu Province, Turkey - M 7.1 Fatalities 66* 1957 04 25 - Fethiye, Turkey - M 7.1 Fatalities 15* 1957 03 16 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.0* 1957 03 14 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.1* 1957 03 12 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.0* 1957 03 09 - Fox Islands, Alaska - M 7.1* 1957 03 09 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 8.6NO MAJOR QUAKES IN IN 1956NO MAJOR QUAKES IN 19558 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1954* 1954 12 21 - Eureka, California - M 6.5 Fatalities 1* 1954 12 16 - Dixie Valley, Nevada - M 6.8* 1954 12 16 - Fairview Peak, Nevada - M 7.1* 1954 09 09 - Orleansville, Algeria - M 6.8 Fatalities 1,250* 1954 08 24 - Stillwater, Nevada - M 6.8* 1954 07 06 - Fallon-Stillwater area, Nevada - M 6.6* 1954 04 30 - Greece - M 7.1 Fatalities 31* 1954 03 29 - Spain - M 7.95 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1953* 1953 12 12 - Tumbes, Peru - M 7.4 Fatalities 7* 1953 08 12 - Kefallinia, Greece - M 7.1 Fatalities 455* 1953 03 18 - Yenice-Gonen, Turkey - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,073* 1953 02 12 - Torud, Iran - M 6.5 Fatalities 970* 1953 01 05 - Near Islands, Alaska - M 7.13 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1952* 1952 11 04 - Kamchatka - M 9.0* 1952 08 22 - Kern County, California - M 5.8 Fatalities 2* 1952 07 21 - Kern County, California - M 7.3 Fatalities 124 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1951* 1951 08 21 - Kona, Hawaii - M 6.9* 1951 08 13 - Kursunlu, Turkey - M 6.7 Fatalities 50* 1951 08 02 - Cosiguina, Nicaragua - M 5.8 Fatalities 1,000* 1951 05 06 - Jucuapa, El Salvador - M 6.2 Fatalities 4002 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1950* 1950 08 15 - Assam - Tibet - M 8.6 Fatalities 1,526* 1950 05 21 - Cusco, Peru - M 6.0 Fatalities 835 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1949* 1949 08 22 - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 8.1* 1949 08 17 - Erzurum, Turkey - M 6.8 Fatalities 320* 1949 08 05 - Ambato, Ecuador - M 6.8 Fatalities 5,050* 1949 07 10 - Khait, Tajikistan - M 7.5 Fatalities 12,000* 1949 04 13 - Puget Sound, Washington - M 7.1 Fatalities 84 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1948* 1948 10 05 - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - M 7.3 Fatalities 110,000* 1948 06 28 - Fukui, Japan - M 7.3 Fatalities 3,769* 1948 05 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.3 Fatalities 800* 1948 05 11 - Moquegua, Peru - M 7.4 Fatalities 705 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1947* 1947 11 23 - Southwest Montana - M 6.3* 1947 11 01 - Satipo, Peru - M 7.3 Fatalities 233* 1947 10 16 - Wood River, Alaska - M 7.2* 1947 08 05 - Pasni, Iran - M 7.3* 1947 05 06 - Wisconsin7 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1946* 1946 12 20 - Nankaido, Japan - M 8.1 Fatalities 1,330* 1946 11 10 - Ancash, Peru - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,400* 1946 08 08 - Samana, Dominican Republic - M 7.6* 1946 08 04 - Samana, Dominican Republic - M 8.0 Fatalities 100* 1946 06 23 - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.3* 1946 05 31 - Ustukran, Turkey - M 5.9 Fatalities 1,300* 1946 04 01 - Unimak Island, Alaska - M 8.1 Fatalities 1652 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1945* 1945 11 27 - Makran Coast, Pakistan - M 8.0 Fatalities 4,000* 1945 01 12 - Mikawa, Japan - M 7.1 Fatalities 1,9614 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1944* 1944 12 07 - Tonankai, Japan - M 8.1 Fatalities 998* 1944 07 12 - Sheep Mountain, Idaho - M 6.1* 1944 02 01 - Gerede, Turkey - M 7.4 Fatalities 2,790* 1944 01 15 - San Juan, Argentina - M 7.4 Fatalities 8,0005MAJOR QUAKES IN 1943* 1943 11 26 - Ladik, Turkey - M 7.6 Fatalities 4,000* 1943 11 03 - Skwenta, Alaska - M 7.4* 1943 09 10 - Tottori, Japan - M 7.4 Fatalities 1,190* 1943 04 06 - Illapel - Salamanca, Chile - M 8.2 Fatalities 25* 1943 01 30 - Yanaoca, Peru Fatalities 2003 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1942* 1942 12 20 - Erbaa, Turkey - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,100* 1942 11 26 - Turkey - M 7.6 Fatalities 4,000* 1942 08 24 - Off the coast of central Peru - M 8.2 Fatalities 301 MAJOR QUAKE IN 1941* 1941 04 29 - Meeberrie, Australia - M 7.25 MAJOR QUAKES IN 1940* 1940 12 24 - Ossipee Lake, New Hampshire - M 5.5* 1940 12 20 - Ossipee Lake, New Hampshire - M 5.5* 1940 11 10 - Vrancea, Romania - M 7.3 Fatalities 1,000* 1940 05 24 - Callao, Peru - M 8.2 Fatalities 249* 1940 05 19 - Imperial Valley, California - M 7.1 Fatalities 9

 

[haanne]

wow!!!

 

[Godgiven]

Most powerful earthquake recorded in Norway hits waters off Arctic Svalbard archipelago By Agencies on Thursday, February 21 , 2008 The most powerful earthquake recorded in Norwegian territory hit the waters off the Arctic islands of Svalbard early Thursday, the national seismic monitoring center said. No damage was reported.The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, could have been catastrophic if it had hit a more densely populated area, said Conrad Lindholm, senior researcher of the seismic institute NORSAR.“This is extremely rare,” Lindholm said by telephone, adding it was the strongest quake in Norway since it started keeping records about a century ago.The US Geological Survey confirmed the magnitude of the quake was 6.2, but did not say whether it was a record for Norway.The quake struck at 3:46 am (0246GMT), and was centred in the waters of Storfjord, about 140 kilometres southeast of Longyearbyen, the main settlement on Svalbard, Lindholm said.He said there could be aftershocks, but there was little chance of them moving closer to the few settlements in the sparsely populated islands, some 500 kilometres north of the Norwegian mainland.Herdis Lien, one of roughly 1,800 residents of Longyearbyen, said on the state radio network NRK that she was woken up by the earthquake.“I woke up because my bed was shaking, and everything was rattling in the house,” she said. “It was very unpleasant.”The Svalbard governor’s office told NRK that there were no immediate reports of damage, possibly because virtually all buildings in Longyearbyen are built on pilings driven into the permafrost, which can withstand shaking, rather than conventional foundations. (AP) Last Update at 5:58 am on February 22, 2008 This 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the earth on the same day as the Nevada and Indonesian (our time zone 2/21/08 on list as 2/20/08) quakes heightening the significance of signs in the heavens and the earth taking place on same day as total lunar eclipse which was significantly flanked by the rings of Saturn and Leo's most prominent star, Regulus, completed by the US Naval shootdown of the aberrant spy satellite just before 11 p.m., the time ending the lunar eclipse. YHVH instructed us to watch and know the times, seasons and signs. Interesting to note that in February 2007 nary one earthquake of magnitude 6.0+ was recorded. To date, we have 10 on the list plus the one under Svalbard Island off Norway for total of 11 this month alone!Thank you, kriss, for compiling a very important list.In His Service,Godgiven

 

[stlizzy]

England, February 27, 2008. 5.3 M

 

[Christina]

(stlizzy;38155)
England, February 27, 2008. 5.3 M
The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of the country. People in Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Cumbria, the Midlands, Norfolk and also parts of Wales, felt the tremor just before 0100 GMT. A man suffered a broken pelvis when a chimney collapsed in South Yorkshire. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the epicentre of the 5.2 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Student David Bates, 19, suffered a broken pelvis when he was pinned under masonry in his attic bedroom in Barnsley Road, Wombwell, South Yorks. His father Paul Bates said: "There was a rumble and then we heard a bang and my son screaming 'Dad'." His son was taken to hospital and was due to undergo surgery later. Bev Finnegan, who lives in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, said: "I was terrified to be honest. The noise was really, really terrifying... it was so deep and rumbling. "It felt like the roof was going to fall in. There were people coming out in their dressing gowns wondering what it was. It was quite an experience." A Lincolnshire police spokeswoman said the force had received dozens of calls from residents but there were no reports of anyone in the county being injured. Moment quake hit I woke up and the first thing I thought was that there were a load of burglars in the house Jamil Ali Sheffield "There is slight structural damage, cracks and a couple of chimneys damaged. There's nothing serious at present "Mostly people were distressed by it so there were a large quantity of calls coming in." Speaking from Gainsborough, Mike Thomas, chief fire officer for Lincolnshire, said crews had been called out to 50 incidents and one fire as a result of the quake. And Justin Cowell, in Gainsborough, told BBC News that it "started as a massive shake". "People had come out into the street. It seemed the whole town had woken up." Tom Edwards, from Heckington, Lincolnshire, said he heard a noise like "an underground train and an enormous roar". "I thought I was probably going to get killed." HAVE YOUR SAY The bed suddenly dropped away from me and then came back up. Bert Hobby, Bedfordshire Dr Brian Baptie, of the BGS, said: "An earthquake of this size, of magnitude five or thereabouts, will occur roughly every 10 to 20 years in the UK. "So we can get these kind of moderate to significant earthquakes of this size but they're relatively rare." The BGS recorded an aftershock with a magnitude of 1.8 at about 0400 GMT. The main 10-second quake, which struck at 0056 GMT at a depth of 15.4km (9.6 miles), was the biggest recorded example since one with a magnitude of 5.4 struck north Wales in 1984. Thousands of people from across England contacted the BBC to described how their homes shook during the tremor. Jemma Harrison, 22, in Bury, Greater Manchester, said: "It was really bad. I was fast asleep and woke up and the room was shaking and there was a loud bang and alarms were going off." Natasha Cavey, in Tipton in the West Midlands, said: "All my cupboard doors flew open and the whole house shook, it was unreal. I can't believe it." David in Alrewas in Staffordshire said: "The birds were flying around like it was daylight. "It was quite severe. I experienced the Dudley one and this was more severe. "I went outside to see if the roof had collapsed. I could see the furniture in the room moving, it was like it was on a jelly mould." David Somerset, 41, from Driffield near Beverley in East Yorkshire, said: "I have never felt one as strong as that one before. I was in my sitting room and the grandfather clock was rattling rather violently. Philip Norton, a BBC reporter for Look North in Hull, said: "Everything started wobbling. "The windows were rattling and the blinds were visibly moving. It sounded like the roof was coming in." BBC reporter Lynn Crombie in Norwich said she was "absolutely terrified" and thought somebody "had driven into the side of the house". "Then I thought somebody must have kicked the door in and everything continued to rattle inside the house," she said. Jamil Ali in Sheffield said: "I woke up and the first thing I thought was that there were a load of burglars in the house. "The kids were screaming and so was my wife. It was that violent you actually moved yourself."

 

[Wakka]

Yeah. I was on a very popular forum and they were already talking about the earthquake in England minutes after it happened. They're British. It was fun to read their stories.

I say, bring the earthquakes on. Oregon hasn't gotten any action as of yet.

 

[Christina]

careful what you wish for Wakka

theres a local tsunami watch for off shore Oregon/Washinton5.1 Date-Time Monday, March 03, 2008 at 15:44:48 UTCMonday, March 03, 2008 at 06:44:48 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 43.900°N, 128.297°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region OFF THE COAST OF OREGON Distances 325 km (202 miles) WNW (287°) from Bandon, OR327 km (203 miles) WNW (282°) from Barview, OR331 km (206 miles) W (276°) from Winchester Bay, OR410 km (255 miles) NW (307°) from Crescent City, CA482 km (300 miles) WSW (250°) from Portland, OR

 

[Wakka]

(kriss;39096)
careful what you wish for Wakka

theres a local tsunami watch for off shore Oregon/Washinton5.1 Date-Time Monday, March 03, 2008 at 15:44:48 UTCMonday, March 03, 2008 at 06:44:48 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 43.900°N, 128.297°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region OFF THE COAST OF OREGON Distances 325 km (202 miles) WNW (287°) from Bandon, OR327 km (203 miles) WNW (282°) from Barview, OR331 km (206 miles) W (276°) from Winchester Bay, OR410 km (255 miles) NW (307°) from Crescent City, CA482 km (300 miles) WSW (250°) from Portland, OR
Whatever it was, I did not feel it.Hey, that was the time I woke up today. Maybe off by a few minutes.