NAJMOČNEJŠI POTRESI PO SVETU V LETIH 2019 IN 2020
Povzetek
Leta 2019 je bilo po svetu 32 potresov, ki so dosegli ali presegli navorno magnitudo (Mw) 6,5. En potres je imel navorno magnitudo večjo ali enako 8,0; devet potresov je imelo magnitudo med 7,0 in 7,9. Vsaj 35 potresov je zahtevalo človeška življenja, skupaj je bilo vsaj 276 žrtev. Najmočnejši (Mw = 8,0) potres je nastal 26. maja v Peruju v globini 123 km. Največ žrtev, vsaj 51, je zahteval potres, ki se je zgodil 26. novembra v Albaniji, v bližini Drača. Z magnitudo 6,4 je bil tudi najmočnejši potres tega leta v Evropi. Leta 2020 je bilo po svetu 29 potresov, ki so dosegli ali presegli navorno magnitudo 6,5. Devet potresov je imelo navorno magnitudo med 7,0 in 7,9. Vsaj 14 potresov je zahtevalo človeška življenja, skupaj so bile vsaj 203 žrtve. Med temi potresi sta tudi dva močna potresa na Hrvaškem. Najmočnejši (Mw = 7,8) potres je nastal 22. julija pod morskim dnom v bližini Aljaske v globini 28 km. Največ žrtev, vsaj 119, je zahteval potres, ki se je zgodil 30. oktobra pod Egejskim morjem. Z magnitudo 7,0 je bil tudi najmočnejši potres tega leta v Evropi.
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