List of Significant Earthquakes of the World in 2004

Earthquakes, Magnitude 7 and Greater, in 2004

Map of Earthquakes Located by the NEIC in 2004

Significant Earthquake Posters in 2004

Large / Noteworthy Earthquakes in 2004

January 07 -- Wyoming -- 5.0M
January 28 -- Seram, Indonesia -- 6.7M

February 05 -- Papua, Indonesia -- 7.0M
February 07 -- Papua, Indonesia -- 7.3M
February 11 -- Dead Sea Region -- 5.1M
February 24 -- Near North Coast of Morocco -- 6.4M  ** Deadliest Earthquake in 2004

April 05 -- Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan -- 6.6M
April 07 -- Wyoming -- 4.0M

May 03 -- Near Coast of Central Chile -- 6.6M
May 28 -- Northern Iran -- 6.3M
May 29 -- Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan -- 6.6M

June 10 -- Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia - 6.9M
June 28 -- Illinois -- 4.2M
June 28 -- Southeastern Alaska -- 6.8M

July 01 -- Eastern Turkey -- 5.2M
July 24 -- Southern Sumatra Indonesia -- 7.3M

September 05 -- Near the South Coast of Western Honshu, Japan -- 7.2M
September 05 -- Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan -- 7.4M
September 28 -- Central California -- 6.0M

October 08 -- Solomon Islands -- 6.8M
October 08 -- Mindoro, Philippines -- 6.5M
October 09 -- Near the Coast of Nicaragua -- 6.9M
October 15 -- Taiwan Region -- 6.7M

Deaths from Earthquakes in 2004

Total Deaths: 787

Earthquakes with the most casualties in 2004

February 24, Near North Coast of Morocco, 6.4  ** Deadliest Earthquake in 2004
At least 628 people killed, 926 injured, 2,539 homes destroyed and more than 15,000 people homeless in the Al Hoceima-Imzourene-Beni Abdallah area, Morocco. Maximum intensity IX in the Imzourene-Ait Kamra area. Ground cracks and landslides were observed between Ajdir and Beni Abdallah and maximum horizontal acceleration of 0.24g was recorded near Imzourene. Felt from Tetouan to Nador and as far south as Fes. Felt (V) at Melilla and (III) in many parts of southern Spain from Algeciras to Roquetas de Mar. Felt (II) at Cordoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaen and Madrid. Also felt in Gibraltar. This earthquake occurred near the eastern end of the Rif mountain belt, which is part of the diffuse boundary between the African and Eurasian plates. The moment tensors and pattern of surface cracks indicate left-lateral strike-slip faulting on a buried NE-SW trending fault. This quake occurred near the epicenter of the magnitude 6.0 Al Hoceima earthquake of May 26, 1994, that injured one person and caused significant damage to adobe buildings

United States Earthquakes in 2004

Largest in the 48 States:

September 28, Central California, 6.0
Minor damage (VI) at Parkfield and San Miguel. Felt (V) at Avenal, Bradley, Coalinga, Paso Robles, Shandon and Templeton. Felt throughout central California from Sacramento and San Francisco south as far as Los Angeles and Orange County.

Largest in Hawaii:

August 14, Hawaiian Islands Region, 4.5

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