
The Strongest 8.0+ Earthquakes to Strike North America
Sep 22, 2023 · Striking a coastal area with a magnitude of 8.0, this 1985 earthquake caused catastrophic damage in Mexico City and numerous central Mexican states, and ranks among the world’s deadliest...
California fault capable of 8.0 earthquake shows movement, …
Oct 18, 2019 · A California fault that could produce an 8.0-magnitude earthquake began sliding following the Ridgecrest earthquake sequence this summer, according to a study published Thursday in the...
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Massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Caribbean, tsunami …
AN 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea Saturday evening, prompting a tsunami warning for the Mexican coastline. The quake struck just before 6:30 p.m. local time, approximately 125 miles south-southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands, at a depth of around 6 miles, as reported by the US Geological Survey.
A Massive 8.0 Earthquake Hit the South Pacific Last Night
Feb 6, 2013 · Yesterday, a massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake shook the ocean floor off the coast of Lata, one of Solomon Islands that form an archipelago to the northeast of Australia. The earthquake spawned...
Earthquake measuring 8.0 on Richter scale shakes the Caribbean …
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the Caribbean Sea, near the Cayman Islands, at a depth of 20 miles. The epicenter was located 313 miles northeast of the Honduran city of La Ceiba.
2007 Peru earthquake - Wikipedia
The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, [4] hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC (18:40:57 local time) and lasted two minutes. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The epicenter was located 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Lima at a …
Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake in Peru | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
May 26, 2019 · A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck north-central Peru on May 26, 2019 at 2:41 am local time (07:41 UTC). Visit the USGS event page for more information. For estimates of casualties and damage, visit the USGS Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) website .
2019 Peru earthquake - Wikipedia
An earthquake measuring M w 8.0 struck Peru and the surrounding areas on 26 May 2019 at 02:41 local time. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale in the towns of Yurimaguas and Lagunas. [2] Two people died and a further 30 were injured. It was the strongest earthquake in 2019 by ...
1985 Algarrobo earthquake - Wikipedia
A megathrust earthquake measuring 8.0 M w struck just offshore the Greater Valparaíso area of Chile on 3 March 1985. The event followed a ten-day period of moderate and non-destructive foreshocks and left at least 177 people dead and about 2,500 injured.