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Earthquakes

WorldPhysical Environment

Time series data showing locations and Richter scale magnitudes of significant earthquakes from 1800 BCE to 2019. Use timeline controls at bottom of the map to display data by time period.

NOAA

A world map of earthquake activity from 2000 to 2019. Circles of varying sizes represent earthquake magnitudes, with larger circles for higher magnitudes. Significant activity is noted in Colombia, Iran, Turkey, Tanzania, and the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Display by:	Earthquakes									Latin America, 1650	Warm Front	Lightning Frequency															Average Number of Tornado Incidences per Year (U.S.)
	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Earthquakes	Viceroyalty of New Spain	Warm Front	Lightning Frequency	<0.1 flashes/km²/year	0.1 flashes/km²/year	0.2 flashes/km²/year	0.4 flashes/km²/year	0.6 flashes/km²/year	0.8 flashes/km²/year	1 flash/km²/year	2 flashes/km²/year	4 flashes/km²/year	6 flashes/km²/year	8 flashes/km²/year	10 flashes/km²/year	20 flashes/km²/year	30 flashes/km²/year	Less than 1	1–5	6–10	11–15	More than 15
Yukon													2.57%	1.17%	39.3%	42.1%	0.676%	0.532%	2.01%
Northwest Territories												10.4%	11.3%	1.93%	1.61%	13.9%	14.4%	4.36%	8.69%
Nunavut												41.3%	36.7%	7.71%	1.80%	1.53%	0.139%
Nova Scotia															8.11%	10.6%	36.1%	17.3%	27.8%
Prince Edward Island																2.52%	8.96%	20.3%	68.2%
Saskatchewan																	0.267%	0.717%	31.5%	16.7%	3.54%
New Brunswick																		0.276%	0.234%	58.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador													5.05%	7.84%	8.94%	30.5%	12.3%	3.57%	0.308%
Alberta																			22.8%	73.1%	3.13%
Québec													11.0%	4.90%	11.5%	3.83%	3.39%	3.67%	19.7%	17.8%	0.183%
Manitoba																2.65%	4.40%	2.91%	25.0%	48.7%	10.4%
Ontario											2.17%						2.58%	3.28%	0.872%	19.2%	2.31%	2.14%	0.326%	0.285%
Alaska		1										6.63%	1.78%	25.5%	0.226%	5.17%											99.8%
Arizona										93.6%										1.13%	23.6%	20.0%	37.0%	18.2%			92.2%	7.76%
Utah																				22.2%	65.3%	0.130%					100%
District of Columbia																								100%				100%
Florida										98.6%														0.168%	52.7%	47.1%		64.2%	35.5%
Idaho																			8.51%	90.0%							100%
New Hampshire																				77.0%	23.0%						1.24%	98.7%
Rhode Island																				100%								99.3%
Vermont																				4.97%	95.0%						77.1%	22.6%
Washington														1.04%	10.6%	19.8%	20.2%	12.1%	35.6%	0.648%							99.9%
Wyoming																				48.7%	16.7%	16.6%	10.4%	7.61%			87.7%	12.3%
Montana																			1.84%	16.7%	6.56%	12.0%	2.35%				100%
Maine																			5.45%	71.9%							40.0%	59.8%
North Dakota																				5.40%	24.2%	48.6%	17.6%				29.5%	70.5%
Kentucky																								100%			4.42%	60.5%	35.1%
Virginia																						0.585%	33.4%	66.0%			10.3%	89.6%
Delaware																				1.09%	21.6%	74.1%	3.24%					99.2%
Mississippi										99.9%														53.6%	46.4%			10.9%	74.0%	15.1%
West Virginia																							90.8%	9.25%			48.2%	51.8%
Nebraska																							2.93%	89.3%	7.74%			88.6%	11.4%
Texas										99.7%												1.17%	8.70%	65.9%	24.2%		16.8%	43.9%	36.9%		2.38%
Missouri										33.1%														97.2%	2.76%			23.4%	62.5%	14.1%
Louisiana										98.2%															100%			30.4%	69.5%
Hawaii													0.113%	0.444%	32.9%	60.0%											92.1%
North Carolina																								100%				99.9%
Oregon														0.565%	3.81%	5.52%	5.86%	3.52%	49.6%	23.8%							100%
Alabama										99.9%														41.8%	58.2%			69.5%	16.4%	14.0%
New Mexico										92.3%												7.94%	33.3%	53.7%			90.2%	9.71%
Kansas										38.9%														96.1%	3.88%			68.1%	31.5%
Wisconsin																				0.368%	53.9%	28.7%	12.9%	3.74%			13.1%	53.1%	33.7%
British Columbia													1.64%	6.95%	12.6%	20.1%	4.57%	5.28%	0.164%	6.19%							2.52%
New Jersey																					9.73%	90.3%					19.5%	80.3%
South Carolina										0.669%														85.1%	14.9%			99.9%
Michigan																				1.83%	31.7%	16.4%	14.6%	8.66%			34.8%	64.8%
Connecticut																				77.5%	20.8%	1.09%						99.9%
Pennsylvania																					7.74%	34.9%	57.3%				6.15%	93.9%
Colorado										10.7%										3.18%	32.7%	15.2%	10.5%	30.1%	8.34%		69.4%	30.6%
Nevada	1									5.56%								1.83%	39.4%	47.0%	11.8%						100%
Massachusetts																			2.27%	79.0%	18.5%							99.5%
Georgia										86.5%														48.4%	51.6%			61.5%	38.5%
New York																				16.1%	65.1%	18.0%	0.137%				61.6%	38.3%
Maryland																					2.23%	17.7%	58.3%	21.7%				99.3%
Oklahoma										100%														64.4%	35.6%			3.41%	35.1%	46.0%	15.5%
Tennessee										25.9%														100%				41.3%	58.7%
California	1									25.7%				2.29%	10.6%	16.3%	5.69%	2.96%	35.4%	15.6%	1.52%						99.9%
Arkansas										98.5%														15.7%	84.3%				87.2%	12.8%
South Dakota																						2.09%	52.0%	45.9%			22.1%	76.0%	1.85%
Ohio																							23.4%	76.6%			3.97%	96.0%
Indiana																								100%				62.9%	37.1%
Minnesota																				13.4%	3.05%	20.4%	21.8%	9.11%			23.4%	72.5%	4.03%
Iowa																					5.30%	6.65%	14.4%	73.6%				50.0%	50.0%
Illinois																							1.50%	98.5%				70.3%	29.6%

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