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APPENDIX 23 MAJOR WORLD EARTHQUAKES:
1900-2007
Moon Sun Finance
Appendix for the paper The
Number 56 & Earthquake/Volcanic Cycles
Kazuya
Fujita of the Michigan State University presented a listing of 45
biggest earthquakes occurring around the world between 1900 to 2004. To this list, the major quakes (=> 8.2
mag) on March 28, 2005, November 15, 2006 and September
12, 2007 were also included. Of the total
figure, 19 happened within the year to September 15 of those years in Table
A (significant p < .01).
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Table A
9/56 YEAR CYCLE: MAJOR WORLD QUAKES
1900 - 2007
12 months ended September 15
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Sq
52 |
Sq
05 |
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Sq
32 |
Sq
41 |
Sq
50 |
Sq
03 |
Sq
12 |
Sq
21 |
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1904 |
1913
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1922 |
1931
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1940
0524
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1949
0822
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1906
0131
0817 |
1915 |
1924
0314
0626 |
1933
0302
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1942 |
1951
501209 |
1960
0521
0522 |
1969
0811
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1978 |
1987
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1996
0218
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2005
041226
0328 |
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1953
521104 |
1962 |
1971 |
1980
791212 |
1989
0523
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1998 |
2007
061115
0912 |
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2009 |
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The
56 year sequences are separated by an interval of 9 years.
Events in bold
occurred in the 1.8 months ended December 26 in
the prior year to those year in the table.
Events in bold contained major
worldwide quakes in 5 months ended June 26 of those years in the
table.
Events in bold
contained major quakes in the month ended
September 12.
Dates presented as YYYYMMDD.
Source of Raw Data: Kazuya
Fujita
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MAGNITUDES OF THE LARGEST SEISMIC EVENTS: 1900 -
2007
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Rank |
Date |
Location |
Mw |
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1a |
1960.05.22 |
Chile Mainshock (a) |
9.6 |
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1b |
1960.05.22 |
Chile "Precursor" (a) |
9.5 |
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2 |
1964.03.28 |
Prince William Sound, Alaska |
9.2 |
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1c |
1960.05.22 |
Chile "Afterslip"(a) |
9 |
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3 |
2004.12.26 |
Northern Sumatra |
9 |
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4 |
1952.11.04 |
Kamchatka |
9 |
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5 |
1965.02.04 |
Aleutian Islands |
8.7 |
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6 |
1950.08.15 |
Assam, India |
8.7 |
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7 |
1933.03.02 |
Sanriku, Japan |
8.6 |
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8 |
1957.03.09 |
Aleutian Islands |
8.6 |
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9 |
1906.01.31 |
Ecuador-Colombia |
8.6 |
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2005.03.28 |
Northerh offshore
Sumatra |
8.6 |
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10 |
1963.10.13 |
Etorofu, Kurile Islands |
8.5 |
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11 |
1938.02.01 |
Banda Sea |
8.5 |
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12 |
1906.08.17 |
Valparaiso, Chile |
8.5 |
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13 |
1923.02.03 |
Kamchatka |
8.5 |
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2007.09.12 |
Southern
offshore Sumatra |
8.5 |
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14 |
2001.06.23 |
Near coast of Peru |
8.4 |
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15 |
1958.11.06 |
Etorofu, Kurile Islands |
8.4 |
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16 |
1922.11.11 |
Atacama, Chile |
8.4 |
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17 |
1952.03.04 |
Tokachi-oki, Japan |
8.4 |
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18 |
1977.08.19 |
Sumbawa, Indonesia |
8.3 |
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19 |
2003.09.25 |
Hokkaido, Japan |
8.3 |
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20 |
1924.06.26 |
Macquarie Ridge |
8.3 |
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21 |
1920.12.16 |
Kansu, China |
8.3 |
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22 |
1994.10.04 |
Etorofu, Kuriles |
8.3 |
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23 |
1905.07.09 |
Mongolia |
8.3 |
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24 |
1905.07.23 |
Mongolia |
8.3 |
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25 |
1946.04.01 |
Aleutian Islands |
8.3 |
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26 |
1979.12.12 |
Colombia-Ecuador |
8.3 |
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27 |
1923.09.01 |
Kanto (Tokyo), Japan |
8.3 |
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28 |
1968.05.16 |
Tokachi-oki, Japan |
8.3 |
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29 |
1938.11.10 |
Alaska |
8.3 |
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30 |
1919.04.30 |
Tonga |
8.3 |
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31 |
1994.06.09 |
Bolivia |
8.3 |
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2006.11.15 |
Kuril
Islands |
8.3 |
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32 |
1950.12.09 |
Argentina |
8.3 |
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33 |
1959.05.04 |
Kamchatka |
8.2 |
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34 |
1940.05.24 |
Peru |
8.2 |
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35 |
1918.08.15 |
Mindanao, Philippines |
8.2 |
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36 |
1996.02.18 |
West Irian, Indonesia |
8.2 |
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37 |
1989.05.23 |
Macquarie Ridge |
8.2 |
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38 |
1949.08.22 |
Queen Charlotte Island |
8.2 |
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39 |
1928.06.17 |
Oaxaca, Mexico |
8.2 |
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40 |
1918.09.07 |
Urup, Kurile Islands |
8.2 |
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41 |
1969.08.11 |
Shikotan, Kurile Islands |
8.2 |
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42 |
1960.05.21 |
Chile Foreshock |
8.2 |
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43 |
1966.10.17 |
Northern Peru |
8.2 |
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44 |
1970.07.31 |
Columbia |
8.2 |
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45 |
1924.04.14 |
Philippines |
8.2 |
(a)
Taken as one event.
Years in bold contained major
worldwide
earthquakes in the 10 months ending September 15 of those years in
Table A.
Source: Kazuya
Fujita |
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The US
Geological Survey presented a listing of 45 biggest
recorded earthquakes (mag =>8.0) occurring around the world between
1700 to 2006. Of this total figure, 15 happened in the 12 months ended
June 15 of those years in the 9/56 patterns in Table B (significant p < .001). This effect applied to the biggest
recorded earthquakes. Of the 22 biggest world quakes (mag =>8.3),
11 appeared in the 9/56 year grid in Table A, whereas 3.1 could have
been expected by chance. Of the 23 events of magnitude between 8.0
& 8.3, only four appeared in Table B, a finding which could be
expected by chance.
NB: Earthquakes presented in red occurred in the 12 months ended June
15 of those years in the 9/56 year grid in Table B.
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Table
B
9/56 YEAR CYCLES:
USGS MAJOR WORLD EARTHQUAKES 1800 - 2005
Year ended June 15
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Sq
52 |
Sq
05 |
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Sq
32 |
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1700
0126 |
1709 |
1718 |
1727 |
1736
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| 1749 |
1738 |
1747 |
1756
551101 |
1865 |
1774 |
1783 |
1792 |
| 1785 |
1794 |
1803 |
1812
0207
111216 |
1821 |
1830 |
1839 |
1848 |
| 1841 |
1850 |
1859 |
1868 |
1877 |
1886 |
1895 |
1904 |
1897
0612
960615 |
1906
0131
050709 |
1915 |
1924 |
1933
0302
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1942 |
1951
500815 |
1960
0522 |
1953
521104 |
1962 |
1971
700731 |
1980 |
1989
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1998
0425 |
2007
061115 |
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The
56 year sequences are separated by an
interval of 9 years.
Years in bold
contained major worldwide earthquakes in
the 12 months ending June15 of those
years in the table.
Source of Raw Data: USGS
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USGS BIGGEST QUAKES
1960
05 22 - Chile - M 9.5
1964
03 28 - Prince William Sound, Alaska - M 9.2
2004
12 26 - Sumatra-Andaman Islands - M 9.1
1952
11 04 - Kamchatka - M 9.0
1700
01 26 - Cascadia Subduction Zone - M 9.0
1906
01 31 - Off the Coast of Ecuador - M 8.8
1965
02 04 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 8.7
1755
11 01 - Lisbon, Portugal - M 8.7
2005
03 28 - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.6
1957
03 09 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 8.6
1950
08 15 - Assam - Tibet - M 8.6
1963 10 13 - Kuril Islands - M 8.5
1938
02 01 - Banda Sea, Indonesia - M 8.5
1923 02 03 - Kamchatka - M 8.5
1896 06 15 - Sanriku, Japan - M 8.5
2001
06 23 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 8.4
1933 03 02 - Sanriku, Japan - M 8.4
1905 07 09 - Mongolia - M 8.4
2006
11 15 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3
2003
09 25 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 8.3
1958
11 06 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3
1897 06 12 - Assam, India - M 8.3
1994 06 09 - Bolivia - M 8.2
1938
11 10 - Shumagin Islands, Alaska - M 8.2
1906 08 17 - Valparaiso, Chile - M 8.2
2004
12 23 - North of Macquarie Island - M 8.1
1998
04 25 - Balleny Islands Region - M 8.1
1966
10 17 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 8.1
1957 12 04 - Gobi-Altai, Mongolia - M 8.1
1949
08 22 - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 8.1
1946 12 20 - Nankaido, Japan - M 8.1
1946
04 01 - Unimak Island, Alaska - M 8.1
1944 12 07 - Tonankai, Japan - M 8.1
1934 01 15 - Bihar, India - M 8.1
1811
12 16 - New Madrid Region - M 8.1
2000
11 16 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 8.0
1985
09 19 - Michoacan, Mexico - M 8.0
1970 07 31 - Colombia - M 8.0
1946 08 04 - Dominican Republic - M 8.0
1945 11 27 - Off the coast of Pakistan - M 8.0
1922
11 11 - Chile-Argentina Border - M 8.0
1907 10 21 - Tajikistan - M 8.0
1899
09 10 - Yakutat Bay, Alaska - M 8.0
1891 10 27 - Mino-Owari, Japan - M 8.0
1812
02 07 - New Madrid Region - M 8.0
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