Episodes

  • 2017 Central Mexico earthquake

    2017 Central Mexico earthquake
    Jul 22 2026
    The 2017 Puebla earthquake, also known as 19S, struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 Mw and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. Its epicenter was about 55 km (34 mi) south of the city of Puebla, Mexico. The earthquake caused damage in the Mexican states of Puebla and Morelos and in the Greater Mexico City area, including the collapse of more than
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  • 1990 Carlentini earthquake

    1990 Carlentini earthquake
    Jul 22 2026
    The 1990 Carlentini earthquake (Italian: Terremoto di Carlentini del 1990) occurred off the Sicilian coast, 20 km east northeast from the town of Augusta, Sicily on 13 December at 01:24 local time. The moderately-sized earthquake measuring 5.6 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw) resulted in the deaths of 19 people and caused at least 200 injuries. It also inflicted significant damage in the region,
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  • 2014 Orkney earthquake

    2014 Orkney earthquake
    Jul 22 2026
    The 2014 Orkney earthquake occurred at 12:22:33 SAST on 5 August, with the epicentre near Orkney, a gold mining town in the Klerksdorp district in the North West province of South Africa. The shock was assigned a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale by the Council for Geoscience (CGS) in South Africa, making it the biggest earthquake in South Africa since the 1969 Tulbagh earthquake, which had a
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  • 1925 Dali earthquake

    1925 Dali earthquake
    Jul 21 2026
    The 1925 Dali earthquake occurred at 14:42 UTC on 16 March. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of at least IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It had an epicenter in the province of Yunnan in southern China and killed an estimated 5,000 people. == Tectonic setting == Yunnan lies in a tectonically complex zone affec
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  • 1881 Chios earthquake

    1881 Chios earthquake
    Jul 21 2026
    The 1881 Chios earthquake occurred at 13:40 local time (11:30 UTC) on 3 April. It caused severe damage on the island of Chios and also affected Çeşme and Alaçatı on the coast of Turkey. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.3 and there were an estimated 7,866 casualties. The devastation from the earthquake was the last of the three 'catastrophes' that affected the island of Chios in the 1
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  • 2017 Ischia earthquake

    2017 Ischia earthquake
    Jul 21 2026
    The 2017 Ischia earthquake occurred in the island of Ischia, Campania, in southern Italy. The main shock occurred at 20:57 CEST (18:57 UTC) on 21 August 2017, and was rated 3.9 Mw or 4.2 mb on the moment magnitude scale. Despite the moderate magnitude, several buildings and a church collapsed. One woman died in Casamicciola Terme after being hit by rubble that fell from a church. Another woman die
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  • 1977 San Juan earthquake

    1977 San Juan earthquake
    Jul 20 2026
    The 1977 San Juan earthquake, also known as Caucete earthquake, took place in the province of San Juan, Argentina, on 23 November at 06:26:26 AM. It measured 7.5 on the moment magnitude scale, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake caused fatalities and severe damage to buildings throughout the province, especially in the city of Caucet
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  • 2014 Mae Lao earthquake

    2014 Mae Lao earthquake
    Jul 20 2026
    The 2014 Mae Lao earthquake occurred at 18:08:43 Indochina Time on May 5. The epicenter was located at a point 9 km (6 mi) south of Mae Lao District, 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Chiang Rai, Thailand. One person was killed as a result. == Effects == The earthquake was a recorded as having a maximum intensity of very strong (MMI VIII), shaking both northern Thailand and Myanmar in the evening. Peo
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