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8.8 Magnitude Quake near Concepcion, Chile
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8.8 Magnitude Quake near Concepcion, Chile

This map of topography and water depth reveals subduction’s influence on the West Coast of South America near the epicenter of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27, 2010.

Published Mar 2, 2010

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7.0 Quake Near Port Au Prince
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7.0 Quake Near Port Au Prince

This map shows the region around the earthquake that struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010. Blue areas indicate water and brown areas indicate land. Lighter colors indicate higher elevation or shallower depth. Circles indicate earthquake locations, with circle size corresponding to earthquake magnitude. Lines indicate faults.

Published Jan 13, 2010

Land Earthquakes

Strong Aftershocks Rattle Chile Following Big Quake
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Strong Aftershocks Rattle Chile Following Big Quake

This map of topography and water depth along the Chilean coast includes black circles that indicate aftershocks with a magnitude of 5.0 or larger that occurred between March 5 and 12, 2010, following the large earthquake on February 27.

Published Mar 11, 2010

Land Earthquakes

7.3 Quake in New Britian
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7.3 Quake in New Britian

This color-coded map shows the topography, bathymetry, fault lines, and earthquake locations related to earthquakes in New Britain on July 18–19, 2010.

Published Jul 20, 2010

Land Earthquakes

Democracy Bridge Damaged by Earthquake
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Democracy Bridge Damaged by Earthquake

The day after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook Honduras, Taiwan’s Formosat-2 satellite captured this detailed, photo-like image showing the collapsed span of the earthquake-damaged Democracy bridge.

Published Jun 3, 2009

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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake near Christchurch, NZ
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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake near Christchurch, NZ

This map shows the location of earthquakes on near Christchurch, New Zealand between September 3, 2010, and February 22, 2011.

Published Feb 23, 2011

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7.6 Magnitude Earthquake off Sumatra
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7.6 Magnitude Earthquake off Sumatra

This image shows the topography and bathymetry near Sumatra, Indonesia, where hundreds or thousands of people were feared dead in the wake of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck on September 30, 2009.

Published Sep 30, 2009

Land Earthquakes

7.7 Magnitude Quake off Sumatra
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7.7 Magnitude Quake off Sumatra

This image shows the topography, bathymetry, fault lines, and earthquake locations related to the earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia on October 25, 2010.

Published Oct 27, 2010

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Topography Along the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden Fault, Haiti
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Topography Along the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden Fault, Haiti

A long valley reveals the location of the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden Fault in southern Haiti, the site of a deadly earthquake in mid-January 2010.

Published Jan 14, 2010

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