Major Earthquakes in 2010

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  • 7.1 magnitude quake hits the Solomon Islands.

  • A 7.0 magnitude quake devastates Haiti, leaving thousands dead and many more homeless.

  • 7.0 magnitude quake in Ryukyu Islands, Japan.

  • A massive 8.8 magnitude quake rocks Chile.

  • 7.2 magnitude quake felt in Baja, California, and Mexico.

  • 7.8 magnitude quake in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

  • Some 300 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area in Western China.

  • 7.2 magnitude quake in Sumatra, Indonesia.

  • 7.1 magnitude quake strikes in Vanuatu.

  • 7.5 quake rocks the Nicobar Islands, near India

  • 7.0 magnitude quake near the coast of Papua, Indonesia.

  • 7.3 magnitude quake in New Britiain region, Papua New Guinea

  • A series of strong quakes (7.3, 7,4, and 7,6)) in the ocean near the Phillipines.

  • 7.0 magnitude quake near New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

  • 7.3 magnitude quake in Vanuatu.

  • 7.1 magnitude quake in Ecuador.

  • 7.0 quake strikes near Christchurch

  • 7.2 magnitude quake strikes near Papua, Indonesia.

  • 7.7 magnitude quake in Indonesia triggers a tsunami that kills at least 100 people

    It struck near the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/4271532/Indonesia-tsunami-death-toll-rises" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read story on Stuff.co.nz