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The list of earthquakes by year (1990-Present) or by country can be found at the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program website.
The USGS provides a list of significant earthquakes for 2002 as well as a worldwide map of earthquakes for that year and previous years. Lists for historical earthquakes from earlier years are also available.
What else can I help you with?
Can scientist predict large earthquakes?
Scientists are able to predict large earthquakes to a certain extent. With the use of certain statistical methods, many earthquakes are able to be predicted.
How many earthquakes have occurred worldwide in 2010?
It is impossible to tell. 2010 was a year of numerous large earthquakes around the globe. However, many smaller earthquakes occurred and many more that were too weak to be measured. It is estimated that millions of earthquakes occur each year.
What is the name of one of many earthquakes that happen during the days or month after a large earthquake?
Aftershocks
How often should large earthquakes happen?
Large earthquakes - scientists predict they should happen every 80 years.
How many earthquakes over magnitude 8 were recorded in 2002?
This is not a record of a Magnitude 8 or Greater Earthquake during the year
How do human activities lead to earthquakes?
Construction of large artificial lakes can induce localized earthquakes.
What is seismic in earthquakes?
It relates to earthquakes or other tremors in the earth, such as those caused by large explosions
How many earthquakes does Los Angeles get per a year?
Los Angeles gets about 2 to 3 earthquakes a year. They are large enough to cause moderate damage to structures.
Earthquakes can cause a large downhill movement called?
Earthquakes can trigger landslides, which are large downhill movements of earth and rock.
What is a large earthquake rated on the moment magnitude scale?
Earthquakes with a magnitude greater than or equal to 6 are termed strong earthquakes. 7 or larger are termed major earthquakes. Earthquakes greater than or equal to 8 are termed great earthquakes. The term "large" is not actually used.However based on the above it could be argued that any earthquake with a magnitude greater than 6 is a large earthquake.
Did ancient Mesopotamia have earthquakes?
mesopotamia had earthquakes, they had a large one in 1060, but other tha that nothing huge
What are smaller earthquakes called that immediately follow a major earthquake?
earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake are called "aftershocks" as to small earthquakes before large earthquakes are called "foreshocks".
