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Geological Society of New Zealand Subcommittees

When was New Zealand first settled? Whenua - how the land was shaped Natural hazards Natural hazards - overview Active faults Coastal erosion Earthquakes Historic earthquakes Floods Landslides Tsunamis Volcanoes Historic volcanic activity Mining & mineral resources Mining and underground resources Building stone Coal and coal mining Gold and gold mining Iron and steel Marine ...                                                                                                                  

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Historic Iowa Earthquakes

Only 13 earthquakes with epicenters in Iowa are known in historic times. The first known occurrence was in 1867 near Sidney in southwest Iowa; the most recent occurrence was in 2004 near Shenandoah in SW Iowa. ...

USGS Education

View maps and download data for the U.S. and the World.  This general interest publication provides an introduction to earthquakes, historic quakes, where earthquakes occur, how they happen, how they are measured, and efforts to predict ...

Tsunamis and Earthquakes - Pacific Northwest - USGS WCMG

Local Tsunami Hazards in the Pacific Northwest from Cascadia Subduction Zone 

Tsunamis and Earthquakes - 1952 Tokachi-Oki earthquake - USGS WCMG

Location of historic earthquake relative to the 1952 Tokachi-Oki rupture.

Iowa Perspective on Midwestern Earthquakes

The strongest historic earthquakes in North America occurred as a series of four shocks along the New Madrid, Iowa.