Falling building during the earthquake |
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Date | August 29, 2017 | |
Time | 6:21pm | |
Duration | 17 minutes, 12 seconds, 15 milliseconds | |
Magnitude | 9.2 (moment magnitude scale) | |
Depth | 23.4km | |
Epicenter | 29°56'58.31"N, 90° 4'22.31"W | |
Type | Intense | |
Areas affected | New orleans | |
Total damages | $9 quadrillion | |
Maximum intensity | X - extreme | |
Foreshocks | 0 | |
Aftershocks | 48924 total (13 major) | |
Total casualties | 10,833 dead, 51,348 injured, 99+ missing |
The 2017 New Orleans earthquake and tsunami was the deadliest earthquake in North American history.