

Census Bureau world population estimates. Below is a list of some of the world’s strongest earthquakes in the past 30 years. Earthquake Search: Global Search, USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, on line. The Cathedral was partially destroyed by an earthquake, leaving only the West Front. on the sites worst affected by the most devastating temblor that hit Croatian capital in the past 140 years.

Earthquake Facts and Statistics, USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, on line. Here is a short timeline of some of the world’s deadliest major earthquakes in the last 10 years: - SMEXICO - A 7.1 magnitude quake hits central Mexico, killing at least 369.Relative annual energy release from earthquakes, magnitude 6 or greater, 1900-2010Įstimated total annual earthquake energy release (magnitude 8 earthquake = 1 = 1,000 magnitude 6 earthquakes) in red 7-year average in grey.Īnnual earthquake-related fatalities per million population, worldwide, 1900-2010Īnnual earthquake death rate per million population in red smoothed rates in grey (specifically, linear smoothing with 7-year Hann window). Link to Resources on the Great Tohoku Earthquake, 11 March 2011 (near Sendai, Japan)Įarthquakes in the United States, 1970-2012 Number of earthquakes by year Number of Earthquakes by Year
