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2017 New Orleans earthquake and tsunami
Falling building during the earthquake

Falling building during the earthquake
Date August 29, 2017
Time 6:21pm
Duration 17 minutes, 12 seconds, 15 milliseconds
Magnitude 10.0 (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.

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