The pictures below have been collected via SHERPA (Sharing of Earthquake Rupture Pictures Archive), a web application developed by the EMSC which provides a permanent archive of images of earthquake ruptures and other surface effects to help scientists share their images while protecting them from loss and misuse. These pictures have been provided by seismologists for the purposes of scientific research. To access the SHERPA website, click on any picture below.

All our pictures are provided by EMSC users who have witnessed an earthquake. We thank them for their contributions to the picture data archive.

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(124) 2009-04-06 Mw 6.3 CENTRAL ITALY (80) 2010-11-03 Mw 5.4 SERBIA (30) 2010-02-27 Mw 8.8 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE (13) 2007-04-28 mb 4.7 ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (10) 2008-06-08 Mw 6.4 SOUTHERN GREECE (10) 2006-04-20 Mw 7.7 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA (6) 2012-01-27 Mw 5.0 NORTHERN ITALY (6) 2007-03-02 ML 2.2 SLOVAKIA (5) 2007-11-14 Mw 7.7 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE (4) 2011-10-06 mb 6.2 JUJUY, ARGENTINA (4) 2009-09-06 Mw 5.6 ALBANIA (3) 2011-10-23 Mw 7.2 EASTERN TURKEY (3) 2009-01-03 Mw 7.3 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA (3) 2011-05-11 Mw 5.1 SPAIN (2) 2012-01-25 Mw 4.9 NORTHERN ITALY (2) 2005-10-04 ML 5.0 ETHIOPIA (2) 2008-02-23 ML 4.4 GERMANY

(2) 2010-01-12 Mw 7.1 HAITI REGION (2) 2010-09-10 ML 3.5 BULGARIA (2) 2011-08-20 ML 4.2 POLAND (1) 2012-01-24 ML 4.3 NORTHERN ITALY (1) 2011-11-09 Mw 5.7 EASTERN TURKEY (1) 2011-05-19 Mw 5.8 WESTERN TURKEY (1) 2011-05-11 ML 4.5 SPAIN (1) 2011-04-28 ML 4.5 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (1) 2011-01-29 Mw 4.3 HUNGARY (1) 2010-10-25 Mw 7.7 KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA (1) 2009-09-30 Mw 7.6 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA (1) 2009-09-07 Mw 5.9 GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO) (1) 2009-09-02 Mw 7.1 JAVA, INDONESIA (1) 2009-04-07 Mw 5.6 CENTRAL ITALY (1) 2009-02-17 Mw 5.0 WESTERN TURKEY (1) 2008-07-15 Mw 6.4 DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE