2002 Earthquake and News Headlines Archive
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Note: These archived webpages should generally not be considered to have the most up-to-date, authoritative information and images for each earthquake. For the most up-to-date information and images, please use the articles published in the scientific literature.
News
- November 20 - USGS Press Release: Unearthing the San Andreas Fault Zone: Seismic History Suggests Big Quakes Impending in California
- October 25 - Scientists To Conduct Seismic Experiments Near Memphis-Small Underground Explosions Will Mimic Earthquake Waves
- October 20 - Giants, Fans Safe at Home in Big Quake-San Francisco Chronicle article
- October 20 - Still Shaking After 25 Years…
- October 13-18 - Earth Science Week
- October 10 - The Urban Evolution of U.S. Earthquake Monitoring - GeoTimes article
- October 10 - Memphis/Shelby Hazard Mapping Project - Central U.S.
- September 13 - Satellites give new view of quakes - BBC News article
- September 2 - Offshore Seismicity in the Pacific Northwest
- July 31 - Evergreen Basin Seismic Imaging Study
- June 24 - A Peek Into the San Andreas Fault: San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) Pilot Hole
- June 20 - New California/Nevada Recent Earthquakes Maps with Fault Names & Topography
- June 17 - Press Release-USGS Scientists Will Pound the Pavement in San Jose Next Week - It's Their Job
- June 10 - Technology Sharpens Methods for Measuring Earthquakes - Mercury News article
- June 4 - We Live to Tell the Tale - LA Times article
- May 24 - California Governor Appoints USGS Scientist to the California Seismic Safety Commission
- May 24 - A Tale of Two Earthquakes: Lessons for the Northeastern U.S.
- April 13 - Earthquake Image Glossary
- April 13 - Earthquakes In and Near the Northeastern United States, 1638-1998
- February 11 - Earthquakes Associated with the Eruption of Nyiragongo in the Congo
- January 30 - University of Utah to Monitor Olympic Earthquakes - Thanks to USGS
Earthquakes
- Magnitude 5.7 Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region December 25, 2002
- Magnitude 3.3 Redford, New York December 25, 2002
- Magnitude 3.6 Pacifica, California December 24, 2002
- Magnitude 4.8 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico December 10, 2002
- Magnitude 3.9 San Ramon & Swarm, California November 24, 2002
- Magnitude 7.3 Kuril Islands, Russia November 17, 2002
- Magnitude 4.4 Seabrook Island, South Carolina November 11, 2002
- Magnitude 7.9 Denali Fault, Alaska November 3, 2002
- Magnitude 7.4 Northern Sumatera, Indonesia November 2, 2002
- Magnitude 5.8 Adriatic Sea November 1, 2002
- Magnitude 5.9 Southern Italy October 31, 2002
- Magnitude 6.2 Lake Tanganyika region October 24, 2002
- Magnitude 6.7 Denali, Alaska October 23, 2002
- Magnitude 4.2 Alpine Northeast, Wyoming October 22, 2002
- Magnitude 6.9 Peru-Brazil border region October 12, 2002
- Magnitude 7.6 Irian Jaya, Indonesia October 10, 2002
- Magnitude 5.0 England, United Kingdom September 22, 2002
- Magnitude 4.1 Friday Harbor, Washington September 21, 2002
- Magnitude 7.6 near the Coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea September 8, 2002
- Magnitude 6.0 Sicily, Italy September 6, 2002
- Magnitude 4.8 Yorba Linda, California September 3, 2002
- Magnitude 7.7 Fiji Islands August 19, 2002
- Magnitude 4.5 near Mt. Hood volcano Oregon June 29, 2002
- Magnitude 7.3 Priamurye-Northeastern China border region June 28, 2002
- Magnitude 6.5 Western Iran June 22, 2002
- Magnitude 4.6 Darmstadt, Indiana June 18, 2002
- Magnitude 6.6 Chile-Argentina Border Region June 18, 2002
- Magnitude 5.1 Bayview, California June 17, 2002
- Magnitude 3.7 Kitsap Peninsula, Washington June 16,2002
- Magnitude 3.6 Plattsburgh Aftershock May 24, 2002
- Magnitude 6.2 Taiwan May 15, 2002
- Magnitude 4.9 Gilroy, California May 14, 2002
- Magnitude 5.2 Plattsburgh, New York April 20, 2002
- Magnitude 7.1 Northern Taiwan March 31, 2002
- Magnitude 7.1 Mariana Islands March 26, 2002
- Magnitude 6.1 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan March 25, 2002
- Magnitude 4.6 near Channel Islands Beach, California, March 16, 2002
- Magnitude 7.5 Mindanao, Philippines March 5, 2002
- Magnitude 7.4 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan March 3, 2002
- Magnitude 5.7 near Mexicali, Mexico Friday, February 22, 2002 at 11:32:40 AM (PST)
- Magnitude 5.3 near Knik, Alaska Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at 9:18:44 AM (PST)
- Magnitude 6.5 Turkey February 3, 2002
- Magnitude 7.2 Vanuatu Islands January 2, 2000