[californiadisasters] Great Earthquakes of Recent Memory - The 1 year anniversary of the February 21st/22nd Christchurch Earthquake

Anybody want to comment on these?

 

1.       We are approaching the 1 year anniversary of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (Occurred on March 11, 2011), and the 6 month anniversary of the Central Virginia Earthquake (Occurred on August 23, 2011). 

Tohoku article: http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/2479-japan-tohoku-earthquake-lessons-learned.html
Central Virginia article:  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/se082311a.php#summary

 

2.       Today, February 22^nd, is the First Anniversary of the Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake (http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Emotional-Ceremony-Marks-New-Zealand-Earthquake-Anniversary-139956793.html).  People are up-in-arms about the slow pace of recovery there.

 

3.       There was a 4.0 magnitude Earthquake yesterday in SE Missouri, just days after the 200^th Anniversary of the Great Central U.S. Earthquake.  It was felt in 9 states (http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-21/news/31084001_1_new-madrid-seismic-zone-earthquake-magnitude).

 

4.       The last major earthquake to affect the Lower 48 of the U.S. was the Northridge Earthquake (6.7 Magnitude) -  January 17, 1994 - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1994_01_17.php

 

5.       The Quintuplet of Recent Damaging Quakes:

 

Tohuku (March 11, 2011): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/

Haiti (January 12, 2010):  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010rja6.php

Chile: (February 27, 2010): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2010/us2010tfan/#summary

New Zealand (February 21, 2011): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usb0001igm/#summary

New Zealand (September 3, 2010): http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010atbj.php

 

6.       For recent earthquake events visit: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

 

 

 

Mark Lewack

Emergency Actions Coordinator

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

1900 E Street NW, Suite 1300

Washington, DC 20415

(202) 606-5415 (Office)

(301) 807-8943 (Cell #2)

Mark.Lewack@opm.gov

 

 

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