Shamil Sabah
Major Earthquakes around the World, 2003
|
Date |
Location |
Magnitude1 |
|
Jan. 20 |
Solomon Islands |
7.3 |
|
Jan. 22 |
Colima, Mexico |
7.6 |
|
March 17 |
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
7.0 |
|
May 26 |
Near Honshu, Japan |
7.0 |
|
May 26 |
Halmahera, Indonesia |
7.0 |
|
June 20 |
Amazonas, Brazil |
7.1 |
|
July 15 |
Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean |
7.6 |
|
Aug. 4 |
Scotia Sea, Canada |
7.5 |
|
Aug. 21 |
South Island, New Zealand |
7.2 |
|
Sept. 25 |
Hokkaido, Japan region |
8.3 |
|
Sept. 25 |
Hokkaido, Japan region |
7.4 |
|
Sept. 27 |
Southwestern Siberia, Russia |
7.4 |
|
Oct. 31 |
Near Honshu, Japan |
7.0 |
|
Nov. 17 |
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands |
7.8 |
|
Dec. 27 |
Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia |
7.3 |
Major Earthquakes around the World, 2004
|
Date |
Location |
Magnitude1 |
|
Jan. 3 |
Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia |
7.1 |
|
Feb. 5 |
Papua, Indonesia |
7.0 |
|
Feb. 7 |
Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia |
7.3 |
|
July 15 |
Fiji Region |
7.1 |
|
July 25 |
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia |
7.3 |
|
Sept. 5 |
Near the south coast of western Honshu, Japan |
7.2 |
|
Sept. 5 |
Near the south coast of Honshu, Japan |
7.4 |
|
Nov. 11 |
Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia |
7.5 |
|
Nov. 15 |
West Coast, Colombia |
7.2 |
|
Nov. 22 |
West Coast, South Island, New Zealand |
7.1 |
|
Nov. 26 |
Papua, Indonesia |
7.1 |
|
Nov. 28 |
Hokkaido, Japan |
7.0 |
|
Dec. 23 |
Macquarie Island, Antarctica |
8.1 |
|
Dec. 26 |
Nicobar Islands, India |
7.1 |
|
Dec. 26 |
West Coast, N.Sumatra, Indonesia |
9.0 |
Major Earthquakes around the World, 2000
|
Date |
Location |
Magnitude1 |
|
Jan. 8 |
Tonga Islands |
7.2 |
|
Feb. 25 |
Vanuatu Islands region |
7.1 |
|
March 28 |
Volcano Islands, Japan region |
7.6 |
|
April 23 |
Santiago del Estero Province, |
7.0 |
|
May 4 |
Minahassa Peninsula, |
7.6 |
|
May 12 |
Jujuy Province, Argentina |
7.2 |
|
June 4 |
Sumatra, Indonesia |
7.9 |
|
June 18 |
South Indian Ocean |
7.8 |
|
Aug. 6 |
Bonin Islands, Japan Region |
7.3 |
|
Nov. 16 |
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea |
8.0 |
|
Nov. 16 |
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea |
7.6 |
|
Nov. 17 |
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea |
7.5 |
|
Dec. 6 |
Turkmenistan |
7.0 |
Major Earthquakes around the World, 2002
|
Date |
Location |
Magnitude1 |
|
Jan. 2 |
Vanuatu Islands |
7.3 |
|
March 3? |
Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan |
7.4 |
|
March 5 |
Mindanao, Philippines |
7.5 |
|
March 31 |
Taiwan region |
7.1 |
|
April 26 |
Mariana Islands |
7.1 |
|
June 28 |
E. Russia-N.E. China Border Region |
7.3 |
|
Aug. 19 |
Fiji Islands |
7.6 |
|
Aug. 19 |
South of Fiji Islands |
7.7 |
|
Sept. 8 |
Papua New Guinea |
7.6 |
|
Oct. 10 |
Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
7.6 |
|
Nov. 2 |
Sumatra, Indonesia |
7.4 |
|
Nov. 3 |
Alaska |
7.9 |
|
Nov. 17 |
Northwest of Kuril Islands |
7.3 |
World's Largest Dams
|
? |
? |
Volume (thousands) |
? |
|
|
Dam |
Location |
cu m |
cu yds |
Year completed |
|
Syncrude Tailings |
Canada |
540,000 |
706,320 |
UC |
|
Chapetn |
Argentina |
296,200 |
387,410 |
UC |
|
Pati |
Argentina |
238,180 |
274,026 |
UC |
|
New Cornelia Tailings |
United States |
209,500 |
274,026 |
1973 |
|
Tarbela |
Pakistan |
121,720 |
159,210 |
1976 |
|
Kambaratinsk |
Kyrgyzstan |
112,200 |
146,758 |
UC |
|
Fort Peck |
Montana |
96,049 |
125,628 |
1940 |
|
Lower Usuma |
Nigeria |
93,000 |
121,644 |
1990 |
|
Cipasang |
Indonesia |
90,000 |
117,720 |
UC |
|
Atatrk |
Turkey |
84,500 |
110,522 |
1990 |
|
Yacyret-Apipe |
Paraguay/Argentina |
81,000 |
105,944 |
1998 |
|
Guri (Raul Leoni) |
Venezuela |
78,000 |
102,014 |
1986 |
|
Rogun |
Tajikistan |
75,500 |
98,750 |
1985 |
|
Oahe |
South Dakota |
70,339 |
92,000 |
1963 |
|
Mangla |
Pakistan |
65,651 |
85,872 |
1967 |
|
Gardiner |
Canada |
65,440 |
85,592 |
1968 |
|
Afsluitdijk |
Netherlands |
63,400 |
82,927 |
1932 |
|
Oroville |
California |
59,639 |
78,008 |
1968 |
|
San Luis |
California |
59,405 |
77,700 |
1967 |
|
Nurek |
Tajikistan |
58,000 |
75,861 |
1980 |
|
Garrison |
North Dakota |
50,843 |
66,500 |
1956 |
|
Cochiti |
New Mexico |
48,052 |
62,850 |
1975 |
|
Tabka (Thawra) |
Syria |
46,000 |
60,168 |
1976 |
|
Bennett W.A.C. |
Canada |
43,733 |
57,201 |
1967 |
|
Tucurui |
Brazil |
43,000 |
56,242 |
1984 |
|
Boruca |
Costa Rica |
43,000 |
56,242 |
UC |
|
High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali) |
Egypt |
43,000 |
56,242 |
1970 |
|
San Roque |
Philippines |
43,000 |
56,242 |
UC |
|
Kiev |
Ukraine |
42,841 |
56,034 |
1964 |
|
Dantiwada Left Embankment |
India |
41,040 |
53,680 |
1965 |
|
Saratov |
Russia |
40,400 |
52,843 |
1967 |
|
Mission Tailings 2 |
Arizona |
40,088 |
52,435 |
1973 |
|
Fort Randall |
South Dakota |
38,227 |
50,000 |
1953 |
|
Kanev |
Ukraine |
37,860 |
49,520 |
1976 |
|
Mosul |
Iraq |
36,000 |
47,086 |
1982 |
|
Kakhovka |
Ukraine |
35,640 |
46,617 |
1955 |
|
Itumbiara |
Brazil |
35,600 |
46,563 |
1980 |
|
Lauwerszee |
Netherlands |
35,575 |
46,532 |
1969 |
|
Beas |
India |
35,418 |
46,325 |
1974 |
|
Oosterschelde |
Netherlands |
35,000 |
45,778 |
1986 |
Latitude and Longitude of U.S. and Canadian Cities
(and time corresponding to 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time)
|
? |
Lat. |
Long. |
? |
||
|
City |
|
' |
|
' |
Time |
|
Albany, N.Y. |
42 |
40 |
73 |
45 |
12:00 noon |
|
Albuquerque, N.M. |
35 |
05 |
106 |
39 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
Amarillo, Tex. |
35 |
11 |
101 |
50 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Anchorage, Alaska |
61 |
13 |
149 |
54 |
8:00 a.m. |
|
Atlanta, Ga. |
33 |
45 |
84 |
23 |
12:00 noon |
|
Austin, Tex. |
30 |
16 |
97 |
44 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Baker, Ore. |
44 |
47 |
117 |
50 |
9:00 a.m. |
|
Baltimore, Md. |
39 |
18 |
76 |
38 |
12:00 noon |
|
Bangor, Maine |
44 |
48 |
68 |
47 |
12:00 noon |
|
Birmingham, Ala. |
33 |
30 |
86 |
50 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Bismarck, N.D. |
46 |
48 |
100 |
47 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Boise, Idaho |
43 |
36 |
116 |
13 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
Boston, Mass. |
42 |
21 |
71 |
5 |
12:00 noon |
|
Buffalo, N.Y. |
42 |
55 |
78 |
50 |
12:00 noon |
|
Calgary, Alba., Can. |
51 |
1 |
114 |
1 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
Carlsbad, N.M. |
32 |
26 |
104 |
15 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
Charleston, S.C. |
32 |
47 |
79 |
56 |
12:00 noon |
|
Charleston, W. Va. |
38 |
21 |
81 |
38 |
12:00 noon |
|
Charlotte, N.C. |
35 |
14 |
80 |
50 |
12:00 noon |
|
Cheyenne, Wyo. |
41 |
9 |
104 |
52 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
Chicago, Ill. |
41 |
50 |
87 |
37 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Cincinnati, Ohio |
39 |
8 |
84 |
30 |
12:00 noon |
|
Cleveland, Ohio |
41 |
28 |
81 |
37 |
12:00 noon |
|
Columbia, S.C. |
34 |
0 |
81 |
2 |
12:00 noon |
|
Columbus, Ohio |
40 |
0 |
83 |
1 |
12:00 noon |
|
Dallas, Tex. |
32 |
46 |
96 |
46 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Denver, Colo. |
39 |
45 |
105 |
0 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
Des Moines, Iowa |
41 |
35 |
93 |
37 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Detroit, Mich. |
42 |
20 |
83 |
3 |
12:00 noon |
|
Dubuque, Iowa |
42 |
31 |
90 |
40 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Duluth, Minn. |
46 |
49 |
92 |
5 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
Eastport, Maine |
44 |
54 |
67 |
0 |
12:00 noon |
|
Edmonton, Alb., Can. |
53 |
34 |
113 |
28 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
El Centro, Calif. |
32 |
38 |
115 |
33 |
9:00 a.m. |
|
El Paso, Tex. |
31 |
46 |
106 |
29 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
Eugene, Ore. |
44 |
3 |
123 |
5 |
9:00 a.m. |
|
Fargo, N.D. |
46 |
52 |
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