The earthquakes in 2010 have resulted in nearly 250,000 fatalities. Primarily, the 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused at least 230,000 deaths to that country, making it the 5th deadliest earthquake in recorded history. Also notable, the 2010 Chile earthquake registered a 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, ranking it the seventh strongest earthquake since 1900. The tsunami associated with the Chile earthquake caused tsunami advisories and warning across the entire Ocean rim, also known as the Ring of fire. There have so far been twenty-one earthquakes that reached at least 6.0 magnitude, some earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or less might not be mentioned in this article.
The following tables, gather all the information and make it easier to understand the format of the Earthquake Year 2010, There is a table of the Nation, Death Toll, Biggest Magnitude Earthquake & the Number of Earthquakes per nation in Table One, and then another table with the Number of quakes per month.
Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred on January 3rd, there were no deaths, yet many were left homeless by the quake.[1]
Eureka was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that was centered offshore Humboldt County, with dozens of injuries reported, no deaths have been confirmed. [2]
Haiti was struck by a devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck on January 12th, killing up to 250,000 people, and affecting millions.
Eureka was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake on February 4th, with minor injuries & damage, thus no deaths.
Illinois was struck by a magnitude 3.8 earthquake on February 10th, northwest of Chicago. The epicenter of the quake was near the Sandwich Fault Zone, which is less active and less known than the other fault line in Illinois, the New Madrid Fault.
Ryukyu Islands were hit by a significantly large magnitude 7.0 earthquake on February 27th, seeing no deaths or injuries, but some damage. A tsunami warning was issued for the Naha prefecture.
Chile was struck by a catastrophic magnitude 8.8 earthquake on February 27th, seeing 300+ deaths in the region. A tsunami alert was waived over all coutries of the Pacific Rim. [4]
Salta was struck by a large magnitude 6.3 earthquake on February 28th, yet it was completely unrelated to the Chilean Earthquake. At least two deaths resulted from this quake.
Haiti
Chile
Turkey
China
Mexico
Argentina
Indonesia
World
United States
Solomon Islands
Ryukyu Islands
Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred on January 3rd, there were no deaths, yet many were left homeless by the quake.[1]
Eureka was struck by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that was centered offshore Humboldt County, with dozens of injuries reported, no deaths have been confirmed. [2]
Haiti was struck by a devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck on January 12th, killing up to 250,000 people, and affecting millions.
Drake Passage was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that originated in the Shackleton Fracture Zone.
Guzhou was struck by a magnitude 3.4 earthquake on January 18th. Landslides caused the death of seven people.[3]
Ryukyu Islands were hit by a significantly large magnitude 7.0 earthquake on February 27th, seeing no deaths or injuries, but some damage. A tsunami warning was issued for the Naha prefecture.
Salta was struck by a large magnitude 6.3 earthquake on February 28th, yet it was completely unrelated to the Chilean Earthquake. At least two deaths resulted from this quake.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on March 3rd.
Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on March 5th.
Elazığ, Turkey was struck by a large 6.0 Magnitude earthquake the final death toll was reported at 42. [5]
Lima was struck by a seemingly insignificantly large 6.3 Magnitude earthquake, that had no reported fatalities nor damage. [6]
New Ireland was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake on March 20th, it has been confirmed to cause landslides that have contributed to losses.
The Andaman Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake on March 30th.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Mexicali Valley in Baja California killing 3 people and injured 100 more. The quake comes just hours after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Oaxaca on April 4.(See 2010 Baja California earthquake)