Earthquake Information for 2002
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2002 Earthquake Summary: USGS News Release
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Significant Earthquakes of the World in 2002
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Earthquakes, Magnitude 7 and Greater, in 2002
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Earthquakes Located by the NEIC in 2002
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Significant Earthquake Posters for 2002
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Earthquake News & Highlights for 2002
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Large / Noteworthy Earthquakes in 2002
2002 01 02 - Vanuatu Islands - Magnitude 7.2
2002 02 03 - Turkey - Magnitude 6.5
2002 02 06 - near Knik, Alaska - Magnitude 5.3
2002 02 22 - near Mexicali, Mexico - Magnitude 5.72002 03 03 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - Magnitude 7.4
2002 03 05 - Mindanao, Philippines - Magnitude 7.5
2002 03 16 - near Channel Islands Beach, California - Magnitude 4.6
2002 03 25 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - Magnitude 6.1 Deadliest Earthquake in 2002
2002 03 31 - Taiwan region - Magnitude 7.12002 04 20 - Au Sable Forks, New York - Magnitude 5.1
2002 04 26 - Mariana Islands - Magnitude 7.12002 05 14 - Gilroy, California - Magnitude 4.9
2002 05 15 - Taiwan - Magnitude 6.2
2002 05 24 - Plattsburgh Aftershock - Magnitude 3.62002 06 16 - Kitsap Peninsula, Washington - Magnitude 3.7
2002 06 17 - Bayview, California - Magnitude 5.3
2002 06 18 - Chile-Argentina Border Region - Magnitude 6.6
2002 06 18 - Darmstadt, Indiana - Magnitude 4.6
2002 06 22 - Western Iran - Magnitude 6.5
2002 06 28 - Priamurye-Northeastern China border region - Magnitude 7.3
2002 06 29 - near Mt. Hood Volcano, Oregon - Magnitude 4.52002 08 19 - Fiji Islands - Magnitude 7.7
2002 08 19 - Fiji Islands - Magnitude 7.72002 09 03 - Yorba Linda, California - Magnitude 4.8
2002 09 06 - Southern Italy - Magnitude 6.0
2002 09 08 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - Magnitude 7.6
2002 09 21 - Friday Harbor, Washington - Magnitude 4.1
2002 09 22 - United Kingdom - Magnitude 5.02002 10 10 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - Magnitude 7.6
2002 10 12 - Peru-Brazil border region - Magnitude 6.9
2002 10 22 - Alpine Northeast, Wyoming - Magnitude 4.2
2002 10 23 - Denali, Alaska - Magnitude 6.7
2002 10 24 - Lake Tanganyika region - Magnitude 6.2
2002 10 31 - Southern Italy - Magnitude 5.92002 11 01 - Southern Italy - Magnitude 5.8
2002 11 02 - Northern Sumatera, Indonesia - Magnitude 7.4
2002 11 03 - Denali Fault, Alaska - Magnitude 7.9 Largest Earthquake in 2002
2002 11 11 - Seabrook Island, South Carolina - Magnitude 4.4
2002 11 17 - Kuril Islands, Russia - Magnitude 7.3
2002 11 20 - Northwestern Kashmir - Magnitude 6.3
2002 11 24 - Swarm near San Ramon, California - Magnitude 3.92002 12 10 - Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico - Magnitude 4.8
2002 12 24 - Pacifica, California - Magnitude 3.6
2002 12 25 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region - Magnitude 5.7
2002 12 25 - Redford, New York - Magnitude 3.3 -
Deaths from Earthquakes in 2002
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Total Deaths: 1686
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Earthquakes with the most casualties in 2002
February 3, Turkey, 6.5
At least 44 people killed, 318 injured and 622 buildings damaged in Afyon Province. Felt in much of west-central Turkey. Also felt in the Dodecanese Islands, Greece. Maximum acceleration of 0.113 g was recorded at Afyon. Preliminary reports indicate 30 km of surface faulting with vertical offset in the Cay-Sultandagi area. Two new hot springs formed in the area and others changed their flow rates. Most of this information was obtained from reports on the websites of Bogazici University, Turkey and GeoForschungZentrum Potsdam, Germany.
March 3, Hindu Kush Region, Afganistan, 7.4
At least 150 people killed, several injured and 400 houses damaged or destroyed by a landslide that dammed and flooded Surkundara Valley, Samanghan Province. At least 13 people killed at Kabul and Rustaq and 3 people killed at Bajaua, Pakistan. At least 300 houses destroyed in Badakhshan and Takhar Provinces. A 50 yard wide fissure opened in Xiker Reservoir in Xinjiang Province, China. Felt in much of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Also felt in India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Xinjiang, China.
March 25, Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, 6.1 ** Deadliest Earthquake in 2002
At least 1,000 people killed, several hundred injured and several thousand homeless in Baghlan Province. At least 1,500 houses destroyed or damaged at Nahrin and several hundred more in other areas of Baghlan Province. Landslides blocked many roads in the epicentral area. Felt strongly in much of northern Afghanistan. Also felt in the Islamabad-Peshawar area, Pakistan and at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
At least 261 people killed, 1300 injured and thousands of buildings destroyed or damaged (VIII) in the Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su area. Water and irrigation systems were severely damaged in the area. Surface fissures were observed between Abdarreh and Changureh, which were the villages that sustained the heaviest damage. Damage was estimated at 91 million U.S. dollars. Felt strongly in much of western Iran, including Tehran. For detailed information about this earthquake, see the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, online at http://www.iiees.ac.ir/bank/eng_avaj.html.
October 31, Southern Italy, 5.9
At least 29 people killed, some injured, a number missing and extensive damage in the Campobasso area
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Total Deaths: 1686
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United States Earthquakes in 2002
Largest in the 50 States:
November 3, Central Alaska, 7.9M
One person injured and extensive damage to roads. Items knocked from shelves in Denali National Park, Glenallen and Tok. Some supports on the trans-Alaska pipeline were damaged and operation was suspended. Damage estimated at 20 million U.S. dollars. Felt (VII) at Cantwell and Denali National Park; (VI) at Chistochina, Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Nenana, North Pole and Tok; (V) at Anchorage, Big Lake, Chickaloon, Chitina, Copper Center, Eagle River, Eielson AFB, Eureka, Fort Wainwright, Healy, Houston, Knik, Moose Pass, Palmer, Talkeetna, Tazlina, Wasilla and Willow; (IV) at Butte, Cordova, Glenallen, Kenai, Kenny Lake, Nikiski, Salcha, Skagway, Valdez and Whittier; (III) at Galena, Haines, Juneau, Kasilof, Seward and Soldotna. Felt in northern British Columbia, western Alberta and Northwest Territories. Also felt by people in high-rise buildings in Seattle, Washington. Seiches and muddied water wells observed in a number of states, including Washington, Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.Largest in the 48 States:
June 17, California, 5.3M
40.828 -124.604April 20, New York, 5.2M
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Some roads, bridges, chimneys and water lines damaged in Clinton and Essex Counties. Many buildings in the area had cracked walls and foundations, broken windows and small items knocked from shelves. Maximum intensity (VII) at Au Sable Forks. Felt from New Brunswick and Maine to Ohio and Michigan and from Ontario and Quebec to Maryland.June 18, Indiana, 5.0M
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Slight damage (VI) at Evansville, Haubstadt and Wadesville. Felt (V) at Fort Branch, Owensville and Poseyville; (IV) at Boonville, Jasper, Mount Vernon, Newburgh, Princeton and Vincennes. Felt (V) at Henderson and (IV) at Morganfield and Owensboro, Kentucky. Also felt (IV) at Mount Carmel, Illinois. Felt in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. -
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