Major Earthquakes of North America
Below is a list of major earthquakes in
North America. In North America, Mexico and California are the
two most earthquake prone places. Other areas that are likely
to suffer from earthquakes include Alaska, the Pacific
Northwest, the Intermountain Belt, Hawaii, the Northeastern
Region, South Carolina, and the Midcontinent Region.
Mexico earthquakes
When
|
Earthquake
|
| September 19, 1985 |
Mexico City Earthquake |
North American earthquakes
When
|
Earthquake
|
| November 18, 1755 |
New England Earthquake (Epicenter,
near Cape Ann, MA) |
| December 16, 1811 |
New Madrid,
Missouri |
| February 7, 1812 |
New Madrid,
Missouri |
| January 9, 1857 |
The 1857 Tejon Pass Earthquake in
California. |
| August 31, 1896 |
Charleston, South Carolina |
| April 2, 1868 |
Hawaiian Earthquake |
| April 18, 1906 |
The Great
San Francisco Earthquake in
California. |
| April 13, 1949 |
Olympia, Washington
Earthquake |
| August 17, 1959 |
near Hebgen Lake, Montana |
| March 27, 1964 |
The Alaska Good Friday
Earthquake |
| April 29, 1965 |
Seattle, Washington
Earthquake |
| November 29, 1975 |
Hawaii Earthquake |
| June 28, 1992 |
The Landers Earthquake,
California |
| January 17, 1994 |
The Los Angeles Earthquake,
California |
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