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Jun
20
With its own section on the U.S. Geological Section, the earthquakes Hazard Program is a database of earthquakes around the world that is kept very up to date. Just two days ago for instance there was a 5.5 magnitude quake in Iran just 15 miles from the city of Qom. Yesterday evening there was a 5.1 just 100 miles from Tonga in the Pacific.
Of course if you're interested in historical quakes, such as the biggest ever (in Chile in 1960- 9.5!). I like the fact that the website is itself earthquake proof (by being mirrored). You can also see an hour by hour animation for the last seven days. This is an excellent and very up-to-date resource.
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