M7

Updates on the M7.1 earthquake in southern Tibet

Surface ruptures and satellite images show slip on west-dipping normal fault

Jan 9 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Deadly M7.1 earthquake strikes Tibet

Normal faulting in the high plateau

Jan 7 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Deadly Mw7.3 earthquake shakes Vanuatu

An intra-plate event along a noisy subduction zone

Dec 17, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes offshore Cape Mendocino, California

Reports of shaking >1,000 km away.

Dec 6, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M7.1 strikes offshore Kamchatka - in an area that nucleated a M9 in 1952

We consider a hypothetical "megaquake advisory" system in Kamchatka

Aug 18, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M7.1 earthquake strikes southern Japan; megaquake advisory issued

An indication of elevated risk - but not a prediction

Aug 8, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M7.4 earthquake shakes Chile

Moderate-depth event within the subducting slab

Jul 19, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M7.2 earthquake in southern Peru causes minor damage

Preceded by foreshock activity starting on June 16

Jun 28, 2024 •

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Judith A Hubbard

Deadly M7.4 earthquake strikes Taiwan

Largest event in the country in over 20 years

Apr 3, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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One year after the February 6 Türkiye-Syria earthquakes

We look back at a year of aftershocks and initial scientific results

Feb 6, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Update on M7.0 earthquake in China

Satellite imaging reveals rupture that did not reach the surface

Jan 28, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Major M7.0 earthquake strikes China-Kyrgyzstan border

Severe shaking on a bitter cold night suggests very serious situation

Jan 23, 2024 •

Judith A Hubbard

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