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United States:
Magnitude 7.0 and Greater Earthquakes in the U.S.
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World:
List of Significant World-wide Earthquakes:"Magnitudes of Significant Earthquakes"
The USGS Earthquake Magnitude Working Group compiled a list of significant,
past earthquakes for which reliable magnitude estimates are available.
This list is not static and will be reviewed annually by the National
Earthquake Information Center and revised as new research and results
become available.
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Information on Significant Worldwide Earthquakes by Year (1993-present)
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(M6.5 or greater or caused fatalities, injuries or substantial damage)
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Earthquakes in the World with 1,000 or More Deaths
Number of Earthquakes in the World per Year, M7.0 or Greater
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Earthquake Searches:
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Most Destructive Earthquakes in the World
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USGS Earthquake Magnitude Policy

EERI Reconnaisance Reports - world-wide reports from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

Photo credits: Tilting of apartment buildings at Kawagishi-Cho, Niigata, produced by liquefaction of the soil during the 1964 Niigata Earthquake, Godden Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley (top).

Statue of Agassiz thrown from its niche above arches, Stanford University, Steinbrugge Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley (bottom).

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