The earthquake 's epicenter Process_start was near the town of Manhattan .

The destruction Destroying around the earthquake 's epicenter was , in places , almost total ; this has been attributed to poor construction practices in rural areas , and imparted momentum to a growing movement for changes Change in building codes for earthquake-safe buildings .

The 7.6 ( later estimated to be 7.7 or 7.9 ) quake struck Attack with the epicenter 60 miles ( 100 km ) SW of San Miguel , El Salvador ( 13.04°N 88.66°W ) at a depth of 60 km .

Its epicenter was approximately southwest of Kalgoorlie , at a depth of .

The focus of the earthquake Catastrophe was located 17 km beneath its epicenter , on the northern end of Awaji Island , 20 km away from the center of the city of Kobe .

Among major cities , Kobe , with its population of 1.5 million , was the closest to the epicenter and hit Attack by the strongest tremors .

Its epicenter was offshore from the Valparaíso Region , and its intensity was estimated at magnitude 8.2 .

The quake Catastrophe 's epicenter Catastrophe was approximately east-northeast of Oklahoma City , near the town of Sparks and was felt in the neighboring states of Texas , Arkansas , Kansas and Missouri and even as far away as Tennessee and Wisconsin .

The epicenter of the earthquake Catastrophe was in the vicinity of several active wastewater injection wells .

The quake Catastrophe had a maximum perceived intensity of VIII ( `` Severe '' ) on the Mercalli intensity scale in the area closest to the epicenter .

The epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean , south of Champerico in the department of Retalhuleu .

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Warning Center issued Creating a warning Warning about the possibility of a local tsunami within of the epicenter .

accelerometers that had been in place in the cape mendocino area since the late 1970s recorded Recording the event and the readings were moderate to strong , with the exception of the instruments closest to the epicenter , which went off scale a few seconds into the recording .

The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded Recording at M 7.2 , with epicenter of Sagbayan , and its depth of focus was .

The first quake Catastrophe struck Attack at 07:45 China Standard Time with the epicenter located at the border of Min County and Zhang County .

Its epicenter was near Cañete , Bío Bío Region , Chile , and its magnitude was 8.1 or 8.3M and 7.3 or 7.5M .

Its epicenter was in the Nahuelbuta National Park , Araucanía Region , Chile , and its magnitude was 7.1 M. It was followed by a 6.8 M earthquake Catastrophe at 06:32 UTC-4 .

Its epicenter was near Purén , Araucanía Region , Chile and its magnitude was 7.8 M or 7.8 M. This earthquake Catastrophe happened 15 minutes before the 1960 Valdivia earthquake .

The 2010 Haiti earthquake Catastrophe ( ; ) was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M earthquake Catastrophe , with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne ( Ouest ) and approximately west of Port-au-Prince , Haiti 's capital .

In Hanoi , North Vietnam , almost from the epicenter , victims left Departing their homes as the rupture rumbled through the city .

The epicenter was located near San Agustin Loxicha .