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January 2005: Northern Sumatra 6.6; Micronesia 6.6 February- Celebes Sea 7.1; Vanuatu 6.8; Arkansas 4.1; Indonesia 6.5; Iran 6.4. March-Indonesia
7.1; North Pole 6.3; Thousands of small to moderate earthquakes have
been recorded off the west coast of Oregon within an undersea volcanic
region, USA; Guatemala 6.2; Tonga 6.3; Fiji 6.3; Japan 7.0 with 85
aftershocks; Argentina 6.4 & 6.9; March 28, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia,
great 8.7 earthquake with hundreds of aftershocks. At least 1000 people
killed, 300 injured and 300 buildings destroyed on Nias; 100 people
killed, many injured and several buildings damaged on Simeulue; 200
people killed in Kepulauan Banyak; 3 people killed, 40 injured and some
damage in the Meulaboh area, Sumatra. A 3-meter tsunami damaged the
port and airport on Simeulue. Tsunami run-up heights as high as 2
meters were observed on the west coast of Nias and 1 meter at Singkil
and Meulaboh, Sumatra.; April-Himalayan Region 6.0; 10th of April-dozens of magnitude 5 to 6 earthquakes have been recorded in the Indonesia region. May-7.8 Chile; 7.2 off the coast of Northern California; July-7.2 India; August –7.2 Japan; September-7.5 Peru; October-
Pakistan, 7.6M. At least 86,000 people killed more than 69,000 injured
and extensive damage in northern Pakistan. The heaviest damage occurred
in the Muzaffarabad area, Kashmir where entire villages were destroyed
and at Uri where 80 percent of the town was destroyed. At least 32,335
buildings collapsed. November-7.0 Japan.
January 2004: Wyoming 5.0; Indonesia 6.7; February-Indonesia 7.0; 7.3; Israel 5.1; Morocco 6.4; April-Afghanistan 6.6; Wyoming 4.0; May-Chile 6.6; Iran 6.3; Japan 6.6; June-Russia 6.9; Illinois 4.2; Alaska 6.8; July-Turkey 5.2; Indonesia 7.3; September-Japan 7.2; 7.4; California 6.0; October-Solomon Islands 6.8; Philippians 6.5; Nicaragua 6.9; Taiwan 6.7; Japan 6.6; Romania 5.9; November-Canada
6.7; Taiwan 6.3; Solomon Islands 6.3; Indonesia 7.5; Solomon Islands
6.7; Columbia 7.2; Costa Rica 6.4; Leeward Islands 6.3; New Zealand
7.1; Indonesia 7.1; Japan 7.0; December-Japan 6.8; Cayman Islands 6.8; Macquarie Island 8.1; India 7.1; Northern Sumatra 9.0.
This was the largest earthquake in 40 years and the fourth largest
since 1900. More than 283,000 people were killed and 1,126,900 were
reported displaced. The vibration was so strong there were fluctuations
in various water wells throughout the United States, on the opposite
side of the planet! The quake caused 750 miles of fault line to slip
about 50 feet. One section ruptured 250 miles long and 60 miles wide.
Some sections moved 33 feet laterally and 16 feet vertically along the
fault line. The earthquake also caused some smaller islands southwest
of Sumatra to move southwest up to 66 feet.
January 2003: Solomon Islands 7.3; Mexico 7.5; Turkey 6.1; February-Alaska 6.6; China 6.4; March-Papua New Guinea 6.8; Aleutian Islands 7.0; April-Alabama 4.6; May-Turkey 6.4; New Zealand 6.7; Virginia 3.9; Algeria 6.8; South Dakota 4.0; Japan 7.0; Indonesia 7.0; Algeria 5.8; June-Kentucky 4.0; Papua New Guinea 6.6; Brazil 7.1; Chile 6.8; Alaska 6.9; July-Carlsberg Ridge 7.6; China 6.0; Massachusetts 3.6; Russia 6.8; August-Scotia Sea 7.5; Greece 6.3; Iran 5.9; Wyoming 4.6; New Zealand 7.2; New Jersey 3.5; Hawaii 4.7; September-Myanmar 6.6; Dominican Republic 6.5; Idaho 3.3; Japan 8.3; Russia 7.3; October-Russia 6.7; Japan 6.7; Japan 7.0; November-Alaska 7.8; Philippines 6.5; December-Russia 6.7; Virginia 4.5; Taiwan 6.8; California 6.5; Iran 6.6; Loyalty Islands 7.3.
BibleClass123.com Earthquakes 2003-2005
