2008 Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive
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Note: This is a selected, incomplete list of significant earthquakes and may not have the most up-to-date, authoritative information for each earthquake. For more up to date information, please refer to scientific literature. For more comprehensive earthquake lists, please refer to the ANSS Composite Catalog or NEIC Earthquake Catalog.
News
- 11/13/2008 10am - Great Southern California Shakeout Earthquake Exercise
- 11/14/2008: The LA Earthquake Get Ready Rally
- 11/13/08 - Great Southern California Shakeout Earthquake Exercise
- 10/14/08 - Hayward Fault Scenario Earthquake Animations
- 10/15/08 - Parkfield Earthquake Shake Table Exhibit
- 09/02/08 - Earthquake Swarm Offshore British Columbia, Canada
- 07/30/08 - Southern Californians Urged to Join Largest Earthquake Drill in U.S. History
- 05/22/08 - Can We Predict Earthquakes? PodCast
- 05/22/08 - Disaster Earthquake Scenario Unveiled for Southern California
- 05/20/08 - West Reno, NV Earthquake Sequence
- 05/19/08 - Tracing the Hayward Fault: Online and On the Ground
- 05/14/08 - Earthquake Prediction Hoax in Philippines
- 04/21/08 - USGS News Release: Earthquake Hazard Maps Show How the Nation Shakes with Quakes
- 04/18/08 - Offshore Oregon Sequence: March-April 2008
- 04/14/08 - Forecasting California Earthquakes: What Can We Expect in the Next 30 Years?
- 02/13/08 - Earthquake Swarm in Baja/California Border Region
- 02/06/08 - 2008 National Earthquake Conference: Understanding Earthquakes: From Research to Resilience
- 01/03/08 - Earthquakes claim 709 lives in 2007
Earthquakes
- Magnitude 6.3 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN December 20, 2008
- Magnitude 6.8 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION December 09, 2008
- Magnitude 5.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA December 06, 2008
- Magnitude 7.3 SEA OF OKHOTSK November 24, 2008
- Magnitude 6.4 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS November 22, 2008
- Magnitude 6.4 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA November 22, 2008
- Magnitude 7.4 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA November 16, 2008
- Magnitude 6.3 NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA November 10, 2008
- Magnitude 6.4 PAKISTAN October 28, 2008
- Magnitude 4.9 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA October 26, 2008
- Magnitude 6.9 TONGA October 19, 2008
- Magnitude 6.6 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO October 16, 2008
- Magnitude 6.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION October 11, 2008
- Magnitude 6.4 EASTERN XIZANG October 06, 2008
- Magnitude 6.7 KYRGYZSTAN October 05, 2008
- Magnitude 6.2 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND October 05, 2008
- Magnitude 7.0 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND September 29, 2008
- Magnitude 6.8 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION September 11, 2008
- Magnitude 6.6 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA September 11, 2008
- Magnitude 6.9 VANUATU September 08, 2008
- Magnitude 4.0 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA September 06, 2008
- Magnitude 5.5 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA July 29, 2008
- Magnitude 6.8 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN July 23, 2008
- Magnitude 6.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION July 19, 2008
- Magnitude 7.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN July 19, 2008
- Magnitude 7.7 SEA OF OKHOTSK July 05, 2008
- Magnitude 7.0 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION June 30, 2008
- Magnitude 6.6 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION June 27, 2008
- Magnitude 6.1 TONGA June 26, 2008
- Magnitude 6.9 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN June 13, 2008
- Magnitude 6.4 GREECE June 08, 2008
- Magnitude 3.5 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA June 06, 2008
- Magnitude 3.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA June 04, 2008
- Magnitude 7.9 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA May 12, 2008
- Magnitude 6.7 GUAM REGION May 09, 2008
- Magnitude 6.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN May 07, 2008
- Magnitude 6.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA May 02, 2008
- Magnitude 5.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA April 30, 2008
- Magnitude 4.7 NEVADA April 26, 2008
- Magnitude 5.4 ILLINOIS April 18, 2008
- Magnitude 6.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA April 16, 2008
- Magnitude 7.1 MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION April 12, 2008
- Magnitude 7.3 LOYALTY ISLANDS April 09, 2008
- Magnitude 7.2 XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION March 20, 2008
- Magnitude 6.4 VANUATU March 12, 2008
- Magnitude 6.9 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION March 03, 2008
- Magnitude 4.8 ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM February 27, 2008
- Magnitude 7.2 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA February 25, 2008
- Magnitude 6.8 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION February 23, 2008
- Magnitude 6.0 NEVADA February 21, 2008
- Magnitude 7.4 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA February 20, 2008
- Magnitude 6.9 SOUTHERN GREECE February 14, 2008
- Magnitude 6.5 OAXACA, MEXICO February 12, 2008
- Magnitude 6.6 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION February 10, 2008
- Magnitude 6.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE February 08, 2008
- Magnitude 6.3 TARAPACA, CHILE February 04, 2008
- Magnitude 5.9 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO February 03, 2008
- Magnitude 6.6 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION January 05, 2008
