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* A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck
* A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the
* A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Boumerdes on December 5 at the depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). 46 people were injured in
earthquake
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s in 2004. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they resulted in significant damage or casualties, or were notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC
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time. The year 2004 had the most major earthquakes since 1999. In total, there were 16 magnitude 7.0+ earthquakes this year, 6 of them were in Indonesia
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. The vast majority of the earthquake deaths in 2004 were caused by the magnitude 9.1–9.3 earthquake
off the west coast of Sumatra
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in December. Most of the deaths were caused by a devastating tsunami that spread across the Indian Ocean
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. There were several other deadly and destructive earthquakes, including Morocco
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's largest earthquake until 2023
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, which caused 628 deaths. Japan
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was hit by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake, which caused 68 deaths and $28 billion in damage, making it the sixth costliest earthquake in history.
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January
* A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struckBali
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, Indonesia
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on January 1 at a depth of . One person died and 29 were injured, with 6,000 buildings damaged throughout Bali
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and Lombok
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.
* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Guerrero
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, Mexico
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on January 1 at a depth of . Minor damage was caused in Guerrero
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and power outages occurred in Mexico City
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.
* A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Southeast of the Loyalty Islands
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...
, New Caledonia
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on January 9 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the island of New Britain
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on January 9 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck Banska-Bystrica, Slovakia
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on January 10 at a depth of 5.0 km (3.1 mi). Minor damage was caused in Slovenská Ľupča
Slovenská Ľupča is the largest village in the Banská Bystrica District of central Slovakia.
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.
* A magnitude 4.5 earthquake offshore Algiers
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, Algeria
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on January 10 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Three people were injured and additional damage was caused to buildings previously weakened by the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake
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.
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Levuka
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, Fiji
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on January 11 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kavieng
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Kavi ...
, Papua New Guinea
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on January 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
*A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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on January 16 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
* A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Hihifo
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, Tonga
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on January 25 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Ambon Island
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, Indonesia
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at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Southeast Pacific Rise at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
February
* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Finca Blanco,Panama
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on February 4 at a depth of . Four people were injured, one bridge collapsed and three houses were damaged in Chiriquí Province
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.
* A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia
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on February 5 at a depth of , 37 people were killed and 682 were injured.
* A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia
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on February 7 at a depth of
* A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Nabire
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, Indonesia
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on February 8 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Madaba Governorate
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, Jordan
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on February 11 at the depth of . Four people were injured and a landslide occurred in Ma'in, Jordan. Minor damage occurred in Jerusalem
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, Nablus
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, Petah-Tikva
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and Tel Aviv
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.
* A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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, Pakistan
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at the depth of . 24 people were killed and around 40 people were injured.
* A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Indonesia
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on February 16 at a depth of . Five people were killed, seven others were injured and more than 100 buildings were damaged in Padangpanjang
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.
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Lata
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, Solomon Islands
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on February 20 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands
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on February 21 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Padang
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, Indonesia
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on February 22 at a depth of . One person injured, four homes destroyed and many others damaged in Pesisir Selatan Regency.
* A magnitude 6.3 Earthquake struck Mata-Utu
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, Wallis and Futuna
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at a depth of .
* A magnitude 4.7 earthquake Burundi
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on February 24 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Three people were killed and 24 houses were destroyed in Ruyaga.
* A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Al Hoceima
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at the depth of . Between 628 and 631 people were killed and 926 were injured.
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Near Macquarie island
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on February 26 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Mauritius
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-Réunion
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region on February 26 at the depth of .
March
* A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struckPeloponnese
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, Greece
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on March 1 at a depth of . Balconies collapsed, many buildings were damaged and landslides occurred in the Kalamata
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area.
* A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Adiyaman Province, Turkey
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on March 1 at a depth of . 6 people were killed and 2 people were injured.
* A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Managua
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, Nicaragua
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on March 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands
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, New Zealand
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on March 7 at a depth of .
*A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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on March 8 at the depth of .
* magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands
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on March 9 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Hihifo
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, Tonga
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on March 14 at a Depth .
* A magnitude 6.1 Earthquake struck Tupiza
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, Bolivia
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on March 17 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Kastrí, Greece
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on March 17 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Inner Mongolia
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, China
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on March 24 at a depth of . 100 people were injured and 38,000 buildings were damaged.
* A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Erzurum Province
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on March 26 at the depth of . 10 people were killed and 46 were injured.
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tibet Autonomous Region
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, Tibet
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on March 27 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Erzurum Province
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on March 28 at the depth of . 12 people were injured and 50 buildings were damaged in 10 villages.
April
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Iwaki,Japan
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on April 3 at a depth of One person was injured in Naka.
* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush
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Region on April 5 at the depth of . At least three people died and five were injured.
*A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Chile Rise
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on April 8 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Near Sola
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, Vanuatu
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at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck West Sumatra
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, Indonesia
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on April 9 at a depth of Some houses were damaged in Padang
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.
* A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Bolu Province
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, Turkey
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on April 13 at depth of 5.0 km (3.1 mi). Four people were injured in Bolu
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Immediately offshore along the Pacific ...
, Russia
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on April 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Svalbard
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, Norway
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on April 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Bali
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, Indonesia
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on April 16 at a depth of Some building were damaged.
* A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Savu Sea
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on April 23 at the depth of . Minor damage occurred in the Kupang
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area.
* A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck La Cruz, Costa Rica
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on April 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi)
May
* A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struckHualien City
Hualien City (; Wade-Giles: Hua¹-lien² Shih⁴; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Hoa-lian-chhī'' or ''Hoa-liân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the east coast of Taiwan on the ...
, Taiwan
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on May 1 at the depth of . Two people were killed and another was injured by a rockslide in Hualien County
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and a bridge collapsed at Taroko National Park
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.
* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Bio-Bio Region, Chile
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on May 3 at the depth of . Minor damage and power outages occurred in the Cañete area.
* A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Qinghai
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, China
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on May 4 at a depth of 13.5 km (8.4 mi). More than 3,100 houses were damaged and thousands of people were left homeless in Delingha
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.
* A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Fars Province
Fars Province or Pars Province, also known as Persis or Farsistan (فارسستان), is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz.
Pars province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran's southwest, i ...
, Iran
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on May 8 at the depth of . Four buildings were destroyed and six others were damaged in the Kazerun
Kazerun () is a city in the northwest of Fars Province in Iran and the center of Kazerun County. This city has an ancient history, numerous ancient and historical monuments, and numerous tourist attractions. Kazerun is the largest and most p ...
-Qaemiyeh
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Demographics Population
At the time of ...
area.
* A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Balochistan
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, Pakistan
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on May 8 at a depth of . One person was killed, thirty injured and minor damage was caused in Quetta
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.
* A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Balochistan
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, Pakistan
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on May 13 at a depth of . Three houses were damaged in Sibi
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.
* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Kavieng
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Kavi ...
, Papua New Guinea
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on May 13 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi).
* A magnitude 6.2 Earthquake struck Hengchun
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, Taiwan
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on May 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Baladeh on May 28 at the depth of . 35 people were killed and 400 were injured.
* A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Katsuura, Japan
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on May 29 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Sakhalin
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, Russia
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on May 30 at a depth of . 46 houses were damaged in Sakhalin
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.
June
* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the westernIndian Ridge
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on June 9 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
* A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Tabuk
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*Tabuk, Kalinga, the capital city of Kalinga province of the Philippines
*Tabuk Province, a province of Saudi Arabia
**Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, capital city of the province
** Tabuk Regional Airport
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, Saudi Arabia
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on June 9 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Minor damage was observed in the epicentral area.
* A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula
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Immediately offshore along the Pacific ...
on June 10 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Araucanía, Chile
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on June 9 at a depth of . Minor damage and power outages occurred in the Carahue
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The city was founded as La Imperial, Chil ...
- Imperial-Temuco
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area.
* A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the Prince of Wales Island on June 28 at the depth of .
July
* A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struckDoğubayazıt
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History
For most of the periods described here, Doğubay ...
, Turkey
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on July 2 at a depth of . Eighteen people were killed.
* A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Jumla, Nepal
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on July 11 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Kobarid
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, Slovenia
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on July 12 at the depth of . One person died and five others were injured by a rockslide at Bovec
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.
* A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Herat Province
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, Afghanistan
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on July 18 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). 150 houses were damaged in the western part of the province.
* A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Fiji Islands
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on July 15 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Kawerau
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, New Zealand
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on July 18 at a depth of . One person died, two people were injured and five houses were severely damaged at Lake Rotomā
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.
* A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Paktia Province
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, Afghanistan
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on July 18 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Two people were killed, forty were injured and hundreds of houses were destroyed in Paktia
Paktia (Pashto – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,0 ...
.
* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vernon, Canada
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on July 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Sumatra
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, Indonesia
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on July 27 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Doğubayazıt
Doğubayazıt (; or , ) is a town of Ağrı Province of Turkey, near the Iran–Turkey border, border with Iran. Its elevation is 1625 m. It is the seat of Doğubayazıt District.
History
For most of the periods described here, Doğubay ...
, Turkey
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on July 30 at a depth of 5.0 km (3.1 mi). One person was killed and five were injured.
August
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on August 1 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mugla Province,Turkey
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on August 4 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Fifteen people were injured in Bodrum
Bodrum () is a town and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. About 200 thousand people live in the district, which covers 650 km2 and includes the town. It is a port town at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova. Known in ancient times as Hal ...
.
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Nikolski, Alaska
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on August 7 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
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on August 10 at a depth of . Two people were injured in Mansehra
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, Pakistan
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.
* A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Yunnan
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, China
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on August 10 at a depth of . Four people died, nearly 600 were injured and 84,157 homes were damaged or destroyed.
* A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Elazığ Province
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, Turkey
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on August 11 at a depth of . One person was killed, eleven were injured and some damage was caused.
* A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Cauca, Colombia
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on August 16 at a depth of . One people died, two others were injured, 30 homes were destroyed, and 50 others were damaged.
* A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Teno
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, Chile
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on August 28 at a depth of .
September
* A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the southern coast ofHonshu
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, Japan
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on September 5 at a depth of . Four people were injured in Kyoto
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. This was a foreshock of the 7.4 earthquake several hours later.
* A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Honshu
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, Japan
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on September 5 at the depth of and a Modified Mercalli Intensity of V (Moderate). Forty people were injured in Kyoto
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and a tsunami of around one metre (3 feet) was observed.
* A magnitude 6.9 Earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands
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on September 6 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Catamarca Province
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, Argentina
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on September 7 at the depth of , One person died and several others were injured and some damage to buildings was caused in Catamarca.
* A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Gansu Province
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, China
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on September 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Nineteen people were injured, 600 houses were destroyed and 3,800 damaged in Gansu
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.
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off Luzon
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, Philippines
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on September 15 at a depth of . Power outages occurred in parts of Central Luzon
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.
* A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Kaliningrad Oblast
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, Russia
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on September 21 at a depth of . Three people were injured and seventeen houses were damaged at Kaliningrad
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. A railtrack was damaged in Svetlogorsk, while minor damage occurred in Suwałki
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A relatively young ci ...
, Poland
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. Damage was estimated to have exceeded 140 million rubles
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.
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Northern California
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on September 28 at a depth of . Minor damage was observed in Parkfield, San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to:
Places
Argentina
*San Miguel Partido
*San Miguel, Buenos Aires
* San Miguel, Catamarca
* San Miguel, Corrientes
* San Miguel, La Rioja
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, and Shandon.
October
* A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Tokyo
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, Japan
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on October 6 at a depth of . One person was injured and two houses were damaged in Tokyo
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.
* A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Golestan province, Iran
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on October 7 at a depth of . Sixty people were injured.
* A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Kirakira Kirakira, Kira Kira, or Kira-Kira may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* ''Kira-Kira'', a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata
* ''Kirakira'' (video game), a 2007 video game
Places
* Kira Kira, Papua New Guinea, a village that is part of ...
, Solomon Islands
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on October 8 at a depth of
* A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Nicaragua
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on October 9 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near Taiwan
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on October 15 at a depth of . Several people were injured and some damage was caused in Taipei
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* A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Yunnan
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, China
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on October 18 at a depth of . Twelve people were injured and 20,000 buildings were damaged.
* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Niigata Prefecture
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on October 23 at the depth of . 68 people were killed and 4,805 were injured.
* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
on October 23 at the depth of . It was an aftershock of the 6.6 earthquake only 7 minutes prior.
* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands
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at the depth of .
* A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Hokkaido
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, Japan
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on October 29 at a depth of .
November
* A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Vancouver Island
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on November 2 at the depth of
* A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of the island of Makira
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on November 9 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Alor Island
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, Indonesia
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on November 11, at a depth of only . 23 people were killed.
* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Fiji
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region on November 17 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck West Papua, Indonesia
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on November 26, at a depth of 32 people were killed, and over 200 were injured.
* A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck just off the western coast of Colombia
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on November 15, at the depth of . Ten people were injured.
* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Puntarenas
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on November 20 at the depth of . Eight people Were killed and 500 homes were destroyed.
* A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Dominica
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on November 21, at a depth of . One person was killed and thirteen were injured. A small tsunami was generated.
* A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the Southwestern coast of the South Island of New Zealand on November 22 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Lombardy
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, Italy
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on November 24 at a depth of . Nine people were injured and minor damage occurred in Brescia
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* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Easter Island
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on November 28 at the depth of .
* A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Hokkaido
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, Japan
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on November 28 at a depth of . 24 people were injured and moderate damage occurred in Nemuro.
December
* A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Boumerdes on December 5 at the depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). 46 people were injured in Zemmouri
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* A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Hokkaido
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on December 14 at the depth of . 2 people were injured in Obira
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and another was injured in Haboro. Some buildings, roads and water lines were damaged at Tomamae.
* A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Cayman Islands
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on December 14 at the depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). .
* A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Muğla Province
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, Turkey
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on December 20 at the depth of . 3 people were injured and several buildings were damaged and rockslides occurred at Marmaris
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* A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck near Macquarie Island
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on December 23, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi.), and a Modified Mercalli Intensity of V (Moderate).
* A magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Sumatra
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, Indonesia
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on December 26, at a depth of and a Modified Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent), causing a destructive tsunami which killed at least 227,898 people, making it the deadliest tsunami ever recorded. The waves reached as far as Africa
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* A magnitude 7.2 Earthquake struck The Nicobar islands
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on December 26, at a depth of and a Modified Mercalli Intensity of VI (Strong). It is an aftershock of the magnitude 9.1 earthquake 3 hours prior.
*Note: Due to cluttering, the aftershocks of the 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra on December 26 was excluded.
References
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2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
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2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...