This is the Epicenter of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred on this day at 2:46:28 UTC 36 kilometrs deep. A 10cm tsunami, landslides in rural areas, a reported house collapse,that is, minor damage.
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program has compiled a database of earthquake faults in the United States which are believed to be the sources of earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 6 during the past 1,600,000 years. Detailed descriptions of many of the faults is provided via an online database linked to the fault lines in Google Earth.
Updated every 5 minutes, shows earthquakes around the globe from the last hour, day, and week, showing also the intensity. This was produced by the USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Program and coems directly from this website: http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/04/usgs_releases_a.html
The apparent nuclear test was conducted at 10:36 a.m. (1:36 a.m. GMT) in Hwaderi near Kilju city, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing defense officials.
-> The force of the blast was five to 15 kilotons.
-> The U.S. Geological Survey Web site recorded a light 4.2-magnitude earthquake in North Korea at 10:35 a.m., about 385 kilometers (240 miles) northeast of the North Korean...
Overlay image of a landslide in Makhri, a village on the northern outskirts of Muzzaffarabad, on October 9, 2005. The western face of the mountain has collapsed, sending a cascade of white-grey rock into the Neelum River. The landslide is likely only one of many to occur along the river, which is almost unrecognizable after the earthquake. The magnitude 7.6 earthquake that shattered Pakistan on...
This Super Overlay contains the 1:2,500,000 scale Geologic Map for the United States produced by the USGS (King, Beikman and Edmonston) dated 1974. This is based on a 77 meg JPG produced by the USGS.
Over 1,000 historic USGS Topographic maps covering large areas of the United States. The maps are available in various scales and date back to the late 1800s in some areas.
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