WORLD'S LARGEST EARTHQUAKES IN 2015
Abstract
There were 58 earthquakes in the world in year 2015 that either reached or exceeded a moment magnitude (Mw) of 6.5. One earthquake had the moment magnitude greater than or equal to 8.0 and 18 between 7.0 and 7.9. There were 17 earthquakes that claimed human lives; in total there were at least 9635 victims. The most devastating earthquake in 2015 happened on 25 April in Nepal, where at least 8964 people were killed. The 16 September earthquake offshore Chile ranked first in terms of the released energy, with a moment magnitude of 8.3. The deepest stronger earthquake happened on 30 May near Bonin Islands with a hypocentre 664 km below the surface and the moment magnitude of 7.8. The strongest earthquake in Europe with moment magnitude 6.5 struck Greece on 17 November.
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