Earthquake in Delhi: Latest Updates

[Latest Update]
Earthquake in Delhi, Quake of 4.2 magnitude hit Delhi hit just now (7 Sept 2011, 11.28 pm ) in Delhi.

• Earthquake measured 4.2 on Richter Scale
• Tremors felt in all parts of Delhi and NCR
• Sonipat epicentre of Delhi Earthquakes

[Earlier]

Earthquakes Worldwide: Facts, Statistics & Trends
Earthquakes have all of sudden seem to increase in frequency worldwide. The recent earthquake is Japan was surely one of the unprecedented examples of the massive destruction and death earthquakes can cause. Here we will try to learn about some of the facts regarding major earthquakes worldwide. Also, we will explore latest statistics in growth of earthquakes around the world, the trends behing earthquake occurences worldwide.

Largest and Deadliest Earthquakes Worldwide by Year

1990 - 2011

Largest Earthquakes					Deadliest Earthquakes
Year	Date	Magnitude	Fatalities	Region	Year	Date	Magnitude	Fatalities	Region
2011	03/11	9.0	28050	Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan	2011	03/11	9.0	28050	Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
2010	02/27	8.8	507	Offshore Maule, Chile	2010	01/12	7.0	222570	Haiti
2009	09/29	8.1	192	Samoa Islands region	2009	09/30	7.5	1117	Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
2008	05/12	7.9	87587	Eastern Sichuan, China	2008	05/12	7.9	87587	Eastern Sichuan, China
2007	09/12	8.5	25	Southern Sumatera, Indonesia	2007	08/15	8.0	514	Near the Coast of Central Peru
2006	11/15	8.3	0	Kuril Islands	2006	05/26	6.3	5749	Java, Indonesia
2005	03/28	8.6	1313	Northern Sumatra, Indonesia	2005	10/08	7.6	80361	Pakistan
2004	12/26	9.1	227898	Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra	2004	12/26	9.1	227898	Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra
2003	09/25	8.3	0	Hokkaido, Japan Region	2003	12/26	6.6	31000	Southeastern Iran
2002	11/03	7.9	0	Central Alaska	2002	03/25	6.1	1000	Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
2001	06/23	8.4	138	Near Coast of Peru	2001	01/26	7.7	20023	India
2000	11/16	8.0	2	New Ireland Region, P.N.G.	2000	06/04	7.9	103	Southern Sumatera, Indonesia
1999	09/20	7.7	2297	Taiwan	1999	08/17	7.6	17118	Turkey
1998	03/25	8.1	0	Balleny Islands Region	1998	05/30	6.6	4000	Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region
1997	10/14	7.8	0	South of Fiji Islands	1997	05/10	7.3	1572	Northern Iran
1997	12/05	7.8	0	Near East Coast of Kamchatka	1997
1996	02/17	8.2	166	Irian Jaya Region Indonesia	1996	02/03	6.6	322	Yunnan, China
1995	07/30	8.0	3	Near Coast of Northern Chile	1995	01/16	6.9	5530	Kobe, Japan
1995	10/09	8.0	49	Near Coast of Jalisco Mexico	1995
1994	10/04	8.3	11	Kuril Islands	1994	06/06	6.8	795	Colombia
1993	08/08	7.8	0	South of Mariana Islands	1993	09/29	6.2	9748	India
1992	12/12	7.8	2519	Flores Region, Indonesia	1992	12/12	7.8	2519	Flores Region, Indonesia
1991	04/22	7.6	75	Costa Rica	1991	10/19	6.8	2000	Northern India
1991	12/22	7.6	0	Kuril Islands	1991
1990	07/16	7.7	1621	Luzon, Philippine Islands	1990	06/20	7.4	50000	Iran

• According to USGS estimates, several million earthquakes occur in the world each year most of which go undetected because either they hit remote areas or have very small magnitudes.
• The NEIC now locates about 50 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.

• The number of large earthquakes (magnitude 6.0 and greater) has stayed relatively constant. One reason why earthquake numbers seems to increase is that more and more seismographs are installed in the world and hence more earthquakes can be and have been located.

• Below is a table which shows the Average annula frequency of occurance of different magnitude of earthquakes.

1.1 Frequency of Occurrence of Earthquakes

Magnitude	Average Annually
8 and higher	1 ¹
7 - 7.9	15 ¹
6 - 6.9	134 ²
5 - 5.9	1319 ²
4 - 4.9	13,000 (estimated)
3 - 3.9	130,000 (estimated)
2 - 2.9	1,300,000 (estimated)