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Historical Earthquake Lists And Statistics

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Significant And Historic Earthquakes

Special Earthquakes, Earthquake Sequences, and Fault Zones

February 2018 Danville, California Sequence
M5.3 2017 Soda Springs, Idaho Sequence
M6.0 August 24, 2014 South Napa, California
M5.8 August 23, 2011 Mineral, Virginia
M6.9 October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
The Great M9.2 Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 27, 1964
M7.9 April 18, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
M6.8 October 21, 1868 Hayward Fault Earthquake
The Great M7.9 1857 Fort Tejon Earthquake
The New Madrid Earthquakes 1811-1812

Collapse of Fourth Avenue near C Street, Anchorage, due to earthquake caused landslide. Before the earthquake, the sidewalk at left, which is in the graben, was at street level on the right. The graben subsides 11 feet in response to 14 feet of horizontal movement. Anchorage district, Cook Inlet region, Alaska. 1964.

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