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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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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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7.0 Quake off Java
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7.0 Quake off Java

This image shows bathymetry in shades of blue and topography in shades of brown in the area where an earthquake struck off the shore of western Java on September 2, 2009.

Published Sep 4, 2009

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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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Shaking Intensity, Christchurch Earthquake
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Shaking Intensity, Christchurch Earthquake

This natural color image of Christchurch, New Zealand, is overlain with a measure of the ground shaking in the area during the February 2011 earthquake.

Published Mar 9, 2011

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7.0 Quake near Christchurch, New Zealand
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7.0 Quake near Christchurch, New Zealand

This topographic map of the South Island, New Zealand, illustrates the location of a large earthquake on September 4, 2010, how geologic activity shaped the region in the past, and why the current geology makes Christchurch vulnerable to earthquake damage.

Published Sep 7, 2010

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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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Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake in Bhutan
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Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake in Bhutan

A deadly magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bhutan on September 21, 2009.

Published Sep 21, 2009

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Tohoku Earthquake Shaking Intensity
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Tohoku Earthquake Shaking Intensity

This map shows the ground motion and shaking intensity from the March 11, 2011, earthquake at dozens of locations across Japan.

Published Mar 19, 2011

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