A major and large magnitude 7.0 earthquake. Such events are often quite destructive, but oddly enough, here's one thing they aren't; rare. Around the globe, more than a major earthquakes strike annually, so I decided to showcase how precisely rare each magnitude of earthquake is starting from 5.0 (and heading upwards). Thumbnail Photo Credit: Stacy, J. R., U.S. Geological Survey, Public Domain, https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/hebgen-lake-fault-scarp-1959-0. Note. The original photo is public domain, but not this colorized version. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection 0:00 Major Earthquakes 1:30 Most Major Recent EQs 1:58 Average Earthquake Frequency 3:16 Average Largest Earthquakes 4:09 Differing Figures