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17 March 2015
California
24 August 2015
A 6.0 earthquake rocked Napa County and surrounding areas including San Francisco. Buildings, roads, and water and gas lines were damaged, and more than 100 aftershocks followed. Nearly 200 people were injured.
South Pacific
18 March 2015
Two weeks ago, Vanuatu was hit by a 6.5 earthquake, then more recently a volcano, and then a category 5 cyclone Pam.
14 November 2014
Molucca Sea, off the coast of Indonesia.
Journal
24 November 2015
A 7.5 quake struck Peru, and was followed by a 5.9 aftershock.
20 November 2015
Oklahoma was rattled by a 4.6 quake.
18 May 2015
Two devastating earthquakes struck Nepal in the past 3 weeks. The first, on 25 April, was a magnitude 7.8, and the second, on 12 May, was a magnitude 7.3. Over 8,400 people died from both the quakes, many places were destroyed, and some villages were completely destroyed.
Asia
Nepal
25 April 2015
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed over 8,000 people, devastated many villages, completely destroying some of them, caused landslides.
12 May 2015
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred about 80 miles from where the first had occurred. Between this quake and the first, over 100 quakes of magnitude 4 or over have struck the area. After the first quake, many people set up camp on open ground, some as a precaution and some because their homes had been destroyed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/15/nepal-earthquake-mental-health-disaster
Landslide Blog: blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/
Indonesia
3 March 2015
Southern Sumatra: 6.1 quake.
18 March 2015
A 6.6 earthquake recorded near Ternate. Offshore, no major injuries or damage.
Japan
13 November 2015
A 7.0 quake struck 99 miles west of Makurazaki, Japan.
11 March 2011
Tohoku, Japan: 9.0 earthquake. Caused a devastating and tragic chain of events, including a tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
South America
Colombia
10 March 2015
Near Bogota: 6.2 earthquake. No serious injuries or damages reported.
Peru
24 November 2015
A 7.5 quake shook Peru, followed by a 5.9 aftershock.
Cryoseism: Frostquakes
Underground water freezes quickly, expanding, and causing pressure on surrounding rocks. When the pressure breaks, it releases energy, causing a large boom, and the ground cracks.
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