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Earthquakes in the Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
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Earthquakes in the Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean

The contrast in ocean depths between the Australia Plate and the Pacific Plate near the Solomon islands reveals the subduction of the former beneath its northeastern neighbor. This subduction was responsible for the 7.2-magnitude quake on January 4, 2010.

Published Jan 5, 2010

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Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia
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Earthquake in Papua, Indonesia

In the early morning hours of January 4, 2009, a pair of powerful earthquakes rattled Papua, Indonesia.

Published Jan 10, 2009

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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

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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

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A Deadly Year for Earthquakes
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A Deadly Year for Earthquakes

Published Jan 31, 2004

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Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan
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Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan

This map shows the location of a large aftershock off the coast of Japan on April 7, 2011.

Published Apr 7, 2011

Land Earthquakes

Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami
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Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami

A large (magnitude 8.0) undersea earthquake near Samoa generated a destructive tsunami that killed over 100 people.

Published Oct 1, 2009

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7.6 Magnitude Earthquake off New Zealand’s South Island
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7.6 Magnitude Earthquake off New Zealand’s South Island

Evidence of New Zealand’s location on the Pacific Ring of Fire is shown in this image of the bathymetry (shades of blue) and topography (shades of brown) of the southwestern part of the South Island, known as Fiordland, and the surrounding waters of the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.

Published Jul 21, 2009

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Earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran
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Earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran

This image shows the location of earthquakes that struck northwestern Iran between August 11 and 13, 2012.

Published Aug 13, 2012

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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

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