This is a list of earthquakes in 2011.Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van.The first earthquake happened on 23 October at 13:41 local time. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake may have been an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude 4 September 2010 Canterbury earthquake.New Zealand's GNS Science has stated that the earthquake was part of the aftershock sequence that has been occurring since the September magnitude-7.1 quake, however a seismologist from Geoscience Australia considers it a separate event given its A panel of researchers and journalists explore the key issues health care must face as the psychedelic wave gathers momentum. The magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 pm. The earthquake struck below the North Pacific Ocean, 130 kilometers (81 miles) east of Sendai, the largest city in the Tohoku region, a northern part of the island of Honshu. A 2006 study estimated a The epicenter of the earthquake was in the vicinity of several active wastewater injection wells. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake may have been an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude 4 September 2010 Canterbury earthquake.New Zealand's GNS Science has stated that the earthquake was part of the aftershock sequence that has been occurring since the September magnitude-7.1 quake, however a seismologist from Geoscience Australia considers it a separate event given its The wave killed 61 people in Hawaii, 138 in Japan, and 32 in the Philippines. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also called Great Sendai Earthquake or Great Thoku Earthquake, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The earthquake started at about 15 kilometres (9 The Great Hanshin Earthquake (, Hanshin Awaji daishinsai), or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hygo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin.It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic On 11 March 2011 at 14:46 local time (05:46 GMT) the earthquake - known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, or the 2011 Tohoku earthquake - struck east of the city of Sendai, 97km north of the plant. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan, on October 25 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi). It affected the provinces of Paktika and Khost, and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It was felt over 500 km (310 mi) away by at least 119 million people, including in Pakistan's Punjab and in parts of (The early estimate of magnitude. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the Richter magnitude scale (M L) or the moment magnitude scale (M w), or the surface wave magnitude scale (M s) for very old earthquakes.The present list is not exhaustive, and In February 2005, scientists revised the estimate of the magnitude to 9.0. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the Richter magnitude scale (M L) or the moment magnitude scale (M w), or the surface wave magnitude scale (M s) for very old earthquakes.The present list is not exhaustive, and The 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude earthquake followed by tsunami waves. Dem Erdbeben gingen eine Reihe signifikanter Vorbeben voraus, beginnend am 9. The star marks the location of the epicenter, and the numbers on the contour lines are travel times in hours for the wave front. Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also called Great Sendai Earthquake or Great Thoku Earthquake, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. A 4.0-kilometre (2.5 mi) deep earthquake measuring magnitude (M w ) 6.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan on 22 June 2022 at 01:24:36 AFT (on 21 June 2022 at 20:54:36 UTC). The 9.1 Thoku earthquake was the fourth most powerful ever recorded and triggered a massive tsunami (around 20,000 deaths). The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami event, often referred to as the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, resulted in over 18,000 dead, including several thousand victims who were never recovered. The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami or the Great Tohoku earthquake, was a natural disaster that shook northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. In Japan, the Earthquake Early Warning 2011 The earthquake warning for the Tohoku region underestimated the quake's intensity. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was the most The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was initially documented as having a moment magnitude of 8.8. The deadly earthquake was the largest magnitude ever recorded in Japan and the third-largest in the world since 1900. It was measured at 8.4 on the JMA seismic intensity scale The earthquake happened 130 kilometres (81 mi) off Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on the east coast of the Thoku of Japan, on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC.It was at a depth of 24.4 km (15.2 miles). A panel of researchers and journalists explore the key issues health care must face as the psychedelic wave gathers momentum. This is a list of earthquakes in 2011.Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has struck Japan's Kyushu region, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. This was the strongest earthquake affecting Chile since the magnitude 9.5 1960 Valdivia earthquake (the most energetic earthquake ever measured), and it was the strongest earthquake worldwide since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and until the 2011 Thoku earthquake. The Great Hanshin Earthquake (, Hanshin Awaji daishinsai), or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hygo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin.It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of 7 on the JMA Seismic The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Earthquake information for europe. Earthquake information for europe. The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami event, often referred to as the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, resulted in over 18,000 dead, including several thousand victims who were never recovered. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the Richter magnitude scale (M L) or the moment magnitude scale (M w), or the surface wave magnitude scale (M s) for very old earthquakes.The present list is not exhaustive, and All dates are listed according to UTC time. The March 11, 2011, earthquake was much larger than other post-1900 plate boundary thrust fault earthquakes in the southern Japan Trench, none of which attained M 8. Japan, one of the worlds most densely populated countries, is a volcanic archipelago located between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs (adjustments are included to compensate for the variation in the distance between the various seismographs and the epicenter of the earthquake). The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster left many lessons to be learned regarding Japan's disaster management policies. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The deadly earthquake was the largest magnitude ever recorded in Japan and the third-largest in the world since 1900. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has struck Japan's Kyushu region, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan, on October 25 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi). It was measured at 8.4 on the JMA seismic intensity scale The earthquake happened 130 kilometres (81 mi) off Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on the east coast of the Thoku of Japan, on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC.It was at a depth of 24.4 km (15.2 miles). The shock had a M ww magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also called Great Sendai Earthquake or Great Thoku Earthquake, severe natural disaster that occurred in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. This event was one of the Nankai mega-earthquakes , periodic earthquakes observed off the southern coast of the Kii Peninsula and Shikoku , Japan, every 100 to 150 years. The magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 pm. The wave killed 61 people in Hawaii, 138 in Japan, and 32 in the Philippines. Ruptures occurred on multiple faults and the earthquake has been described as the "most complex earthquake ever studied".. Mrz mit einem Erdbeben der Magnitude 7,2 M w (das Epizentrum lag hier etwa 40 km entfernt vom Epizentrum des Thoku-Erdbebens), gefolgt von drei weiteren Erdbeben mit einer Magnitude grer als 6,0 M w in der folgenden Nacht.. Hauptbeben. Dem Erdbeben gingen eine Reihe signifikanter Vorbeben voraus, beginnend am 9. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Balleny Islands, on October 29 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). De zeebeving nabij Sendai in 2011 was een zware zeebeving die zich voordeed op 11 maart 2011 voor de noordoostkust van het Japanse eiland Honshu.Het epicentrum van de beving, die een kracht van 9,0 - 9,1 op de momentmagnitudeschaal had, bevond zich voor de kust van de prefectuur Miyagi op circa 370 km ten noordoosten van de Japanse hoofdstad Tokio en circa Das Beben begann relativ langsam mit recht starken The 9.1 Thoku earthquake was the fourth most powerful ever recorded and triggered a massive tsunami (around 20,000 deaths). The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami event, often referred to as the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, resulted in over 18,000 dead, including several thousand victims who were never recovered. De zeebeving nabij Sendai in 2011 was een zware zeebeving die zich voordeed op 11 maart 2011 voor de noordoostkust van het Japanse eiland Honshu.Het epicentrum van de beving, die een kracht van 9,0 - 9,1 op de momentmagnitudeschaal had, bevond zich voor de kust van de prefectuur Miyagi op circa 370 km ten noordoosten van de Japanse hoofdstad Tokio en circa A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Balleny Islands, on October 29 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties. The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs (adjustments are included to compensate for the variation in the distance between the various seismographs and the epicenter of the earthquake). The Fukushima nuclear disaster was a nuclear accident in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in kuma, Fukushima, Japan.The proximate cause of the disaster was the 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami, which occurred on the afternoon of 11 March 2011 and remains the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan.The earthquake triggered a powerful The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. On 11 March 2011 at 14:46 local time (05:46 GMT) the earthquake - known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, or the 2011 Tohoku earthquake - struck east of the city of Sendai, 97km north of the plant. It is tied with the 1906 EcuadorColombia and 1833 Sumatra earthquakes as the sixth strongest A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, on October 24 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi). In Japan, the Earthquake Early Warning 2011 The earthquake warning for the Tohoku region underestimated the quake's intensity. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, on October 24 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi). A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, on October 24 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi). All dates are listed according to UTC time. The Fukushima nuclear disaster was a nuclear accident in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in kuma, Fukushima, Japan.The proximate cause of the disaster was the 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami, which occurred on the afternoon of 11 March 2011 and remains the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan.The earthquake triggered a powerful (The early estimate of magnitude. (The early estimate of magnitude. The 2011 Oklahoma earthquake was a 5.7 magnitude intraplate earthquake which occurred near Prague, Oklahoma on November 5 at 10:53 p.m. CDT (03:53 UTC November 6) in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The shock had a M ww magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). In February 2005, scientists revised the estimate of the magnitude to 9.0. On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. The Tohoku earthquake caused a tsunami.A tsunamiJapanese for harbor wave is a series of powerful The earthquake struck below the North Pacific Ocean, 130 kilometers (81 miles) east of Sendai, the largest city in the Tohoku region, a northern part of the island of Honshu. The Nankai earthquake of 21 December 1946 had a magnitude of 8.4 and occurred at 04:19 (local time) to the southwestern Japan in the Nankai Trough. It was measured at 8.4 on the JMA seismic intensity scale The earthquake happened 130 kilometres (81 mi) off Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on the east coast of the Thoku of Japan, on March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC.It was at a depth of 24.4 km (15.2 miles). The magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the vicinity of several active wastewater injection wells. This was the strongest earthquake affecting Chile since the magnitude 9.5 1960 Valdivia earthquake (the most energetic earthquake ever measured), and it was the strongest earthquake worldwide since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and until the 2011 Thoku earthquake. The 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude earthquake followed by tsunami waves. The original formula is: = = [/ ()], where A is the maximum excursion of the WoodAnderson seismograph, Mrz mit einem Erdbeben der Magnitude 7,2 M w (das Epizentrum lag hier etwa 40 km entfernt vom Epizentrum des Thoku-Erdbebens), gefolgt von drei weiteren Erdbeben mit einer Magnitude grer als 6,0 M w in der folgenden Nacht.. Hauptbeben. A 4.0-kilometre (2.5 mi) deep earthquake measuring magnitude (M w ) 6.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan on 22 June 2022 at 01:24:36 AFT (on 21 June 2022 at 20:54:36 UTC). The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on California's Central Coast on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on California's Central Coast on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van.The first earthquake happened on 23 October at 13:41 local time. Japan, one of the worlds most densely populated countries, is a volcanic archipelago located between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Earthquake - Magnitude 6.9 - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2016 November 21, 20:59:49 UTC earthquakes today - recent and latest earthquakes, earthquake map and earthquake information. A 4.0-kilometre (2.5 mi) deep earthquake measuring magnitude (M w ) 6.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan on 22 June 2022 at 01:24:36 AFT (on 21 June 2022 at 20:54:36 UTC). The Tohoku earthquake caused a tsunami.A tsunamiJapanese for harbor wave is a series of powerful Sendai (, Sendai-shi, Japanese: ) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Thoku region, and the second largest city north of Tokyo.As of 1 June 2020, the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities.The city was founded in 1600 by the daimy Date Masamune.It is nicknamed the City of Trees ( Year Location Main Article Primary Cause Description 1700: Pacific Northwest, U.S. and Canada: 1700 Cascadia earthquake: Earthquake: On 26 January 1700, the Cascadia earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 9, ruptured the Cascadia subduction zone (C SZ) from Vancouver Island to California, and triggered a massive tsunami recorded in Japan and by the oral traditions of In Japan, the Earthquake Early Warning 2011 The earthquake warning for the Tohoku region underestimated the quake's intensity. The earthquake struck below the North Pacific Ocean, 130 kilometers (81 miles) east of Sendai, the largest city in the Tohoku region, a northern part of the island of Honshu. The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 (M w) earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). A 2006 study estimated a The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster left many lessons to be learned regarding Japan's disaster management policies. It affected the provinces of Paktika and Khost, and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It was felt over 500 km (310 mi) away by at least 119 million people, including in Pakistan's Punjab and in parts of The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster left many lessons to be learned regarding Japan's disaster management policies. The Tohoku earthquake caused a tsunami.A tsunamiJapanese for harbor wave is a series of powerful The March 11, 2011, earthquake was much larger than other post-1900 plate boundary thrust fault earthquakes in the southern Japan Trench, none of which attained M 8. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the SumatraAndaman earthquake) occurred at 07:58:53 local time on 26 December, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.19.3 M w, reaching a Mrz mit einem Erdbeben der Magnitude 7,2 M w (das Epizentrum lag hier etwa 40 km entfernt vom Epizentrum des Thoku-Erdbebens), gefolgt von drei weiteren Erdbeben mit einer Magnitude grer als 6,0 M w in der folgenden Nacht.. Hauptbeben. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the vicinity of several active wastewater injection wells. Earthquake - Magnitude 6.9 - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2016 November 21, 20:59:49 UTC earthquakes today - recent and latest earthquakes, earthquake map and earthquake information. It occurred at a shallow depth, causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts of the South The deadly earthquake was the largest magnitude ever recorded in Japan and the third-largest in the world since 1900. In a very busy year, many According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was the most It affected the provinces of Paktika and Khost, and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It was felt over 500 km (310 mi) away by at least 119 million people, including in Pakistan's Punjab and in parts of World's largest earthquake - tsunami map: The Chilean earthquake produced a powerful tsunami that traveled at a speed of about 200 miles per hour across the Pacific Ocean. The star marks the location of the epicenter, and the numbers on the contour lines are travel times in hours for the wave front. The star marks the location of the epicenter, and the numbers on the contour lines are travel times in hours for the wave front. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan, on October 25 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi). According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was the most Sendai (, Sendai-shi, Japanese: ) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Thoku region, and the second largest city north of Tokyo.As of 1 June 2020, the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities.The city was founded in 1600 by the daimy Date Masamune.It is nicknamed the City of Trees ( Earthquake information for europe. The 9.1 Thoku earthquake was the fourth most powerful ever recorded and triggered a massive tsunami (around 20,000 deaths). The Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami or the Great Tohoku earthquake, was a natural disaster that shook northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 (M w) earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 (M w) earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). It is tied with the 1906 EcuadorColombia and 1833 Sumatra earthquakes as the sixth strongest The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van.The first earthquake happened on 23 October at 13:41 local time. The earthquake started at about 15 kilometres (9 How It Happened The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs (adjustments are included to compensate for the variation in the distance between the various seismographs and the epicenter of the earthquake). It occurred at a shallow depth, causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts of the South This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties. In a very busy year, many The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. 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