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KABC-TV
April 26, 2018
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Moreno Valley Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck around 9:52 a.m. PT approximately 3.7 miles north-northeast of Moreno Valley, 5.6 miles south-southeast of Loma Linda and 5.6 miles south-southwest of Redlands,Ãâà...
The San Diego Union-Tribune
April 26, 2018
People in San Diego reported feeling an earthquake at about 6:36 p.m. Wednesday. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake had a 3.9 magnitude and was centered at Borrego Springs. Earlier in the day, a 2.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in the same area at 3:39 p.m.Ãâà...
temblor
April 26, 2018
Last week the USGS released the second volume of the HayWired report, a scenario M=7.0 earthquake along the Hayward Fault. This volume focused on the impacts of the earthquake, which includes the estimated losses. Within this volume, two losses stood out, an estimated $82 billion in property andÃâà...
NBC 7 San Diego
April 26, 2018
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake shook the Borrego Springs area on Wednesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor hit at 6:36 p.m. about 9 miles north-northeast of Borrego Springs in San Diego County. More than 400 people said they felt the quake. The quake was initially reportedÃâà...
Live Science
April 26, 2018
A cluster of earthquakes in Oklahoma earlier this month helped push the state to 62 temblors this year alone of magnitude 3.0 or more — and 2,724 of that magnitude or more since 2010. This year is on track for a huge decline from the peak of Oklahoma's restlessness in 2015, when the state felt aÃâà...
The Local Italy
April 25, 2018
An earthquake measuring 4.6 hit the same province two weeks ago, damaging buildings and prompting schools to close. No one was reported injured, but Italy's seismic experts said judged it "fairly likely" that more tremors would follow. Marche was hit by a deadly earthquake in August 2016 and sustainedÃâà...
SFGate
April 25, 2018
When one considers earthquakes, her mind generally jumps to the West Coast. It's Earthquake Country. Shakerville. Tremble Town. But the eastern half of the United States experiences earthquakes, too. Though fewer shakers rock the region, the temblors of the east wreak greater havoc and are felt moreÃâà...
temblor
April 24, 2018
Despite the fact that this earthquake occurred close to an active convergent plate boundary, we know that this earthquake was extensional in nature. The earthquake struck very close to where a M=6.6 event occurred in 1995, which was also extensional. This suggests to us that in this location, the PacificÃâà...
temblor
April 24, 2018
This Temblor map shows the location of today's M=5.2 earthquake in southeastern Turkey. It also highlights the location of the Ataturk Dam, which is believed to be partially responsible for induced earthquakes in the region. Studies have shown that changing water levels in the reservoir behind the damÃâà...
TV Technology
April 24, 2018
ARLINGTON, VA—With a reach of nearly 97 percent of Americans, public TV stations are uniquely positioned to provide earthquake early warnings, not just via TV, but also in the classroom, online and in the community. New research by Eagle Hill Consulting—an Arlington, VA-based managementÃâà...
Samaa Web Desk
April 24, 2018
Tremors were felt in Islamabad at 08:52pm. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the earthquake was measured 250km deep. The Hindukush region in Afghanistan was identified as the epicenter. People posted tweets about feeling the jolts and tremors. Earthquake in Islamabad. Hope allÃâà...
VolcanoDiscovery
April 24, 2018
Summary: 35 quakes M3+, 26 quakes M4+, 6 quakes M5+ (67 total) This report is being updated every hour. Magnitude 3+: 35 earthquakes. Magnitude 4+: 26 earthquakes. Magnitude 5+: 6 earthquakes. Magnitude 6+: none. Magnitude 7+: none. Magnitude 8+: none. Magnitude 9+: noneÃâà...
Toronto Star
April 24, 2018
ISTANBUL—Turkish officials say dozens were slightly injured after an earthquake in southeastern Turkey. The earthquake struck Samsat village in the province of Adiyaman early Tuesday at 3.34 a.m. local time. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 5.2 at 10 kilometres deep.
The Desert Sun
April 23, 2018
The earthquake that jolted the Coachella Valley Sunday was centered two miles from Sky Valley on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park, less than 20 miles away from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio. Sunday's 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 5:46 p.m. and it was centered just insideÃâà...
Star Kiwi
April 3, 2018
The city council will be the first in the world to install a dense mass of ground accelerometers sensors across the city to create an Earthquake Response Network, to determine how its buildings have stood up to earthquakes and whether they are safe to occupy. As part of its Smart Cities programme, it isÃâà...
UN News
April 3, 2018
More than 270,000 people, including 125,000 children, remain dependent on humanitarian assistance across the Pacific island nation after it was hit by a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake in February. The earthquake was followed by a series of severe aftershocks throughout March, causingÃâà...
Express.co.uk
April 3, 2018
It was believed 6.1 magnitude quake rocked the central American country at 23.31 (GMT) after it struck just off the San Vicente coast. However, it was later downgraded to a 5.9 magnitude quake. Reina Santos, 50, who lives in the central city of Santa Tecla, said she felt the earthquake as she was comingÃâà...
NY1
April 3, 2018
When a magnitude 5.8 earthquake cracked the soil near Mineral, Virginia that day, the energy traveled through the Northeast. Some New Yorkers watched their homes tremor, while others felt nothing. Researchers say New York City is due for a significant earthquake originating near the five boroughs,Ãâà...
Science Daily
April 3, 2018
Geoscience researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Smith College and the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology this week unveiled new, GPS-based methods for modeling earthquake-induced tsunamis for southwestern Japan along the Nankai Trough.
The Desert Sun
April 2, 2018
An earthquake shook the Coachella Valley Sunday evening, but there were no initial reports of injuries or damage. The 3.7 magnitude temblor struck at 7:53 p.m. and was centered nearly 5 miles northeast of Aguanga, near the border of Riverside and San Diego counties, or about 28 miles southwest ofÃâà...
CBS Los Angeles
April 2, 2018
3.4 Earthquake Rattles Riverside CountyA 3.7 magnitude earthquake was reported just before 8 p.m. about five miles northeast of Aguanga, according to the US Geological Survey. Live Tracking Tiangong 1 Chinese Satellite Falling To EarthEuropean Space Agency releases new information about theÃâà...
Science Daily
April 1, 2018
"We can't say if the micro-earthquakes or other micro seismic events are causing the methane leaks or if it is the other way around. A possible explanation is that the build-up of methane below the ocean floor creates bubbles. They could cause very weak tremors as they migrate, expand and release gasÃâà...
KTUU.com
April 1, 2018
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A light earthquake was reported Friday afternoon in the Gulf of Alaska. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude 4.3 quake was centered about 160 miles (255 kilometers) southeast of Kodiak Island. It was located at a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers). There areÃâà...
Patch.com
April 1, 2018
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA— A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck near San Juan Bautista in San Benito County this morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor was reported just after 7:30 a.m. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattle Gilroy at about 2 a.m.. The quake was felt in SalinasÃâà...
SFGate
April 1, 2018
Three small earthquakes struck south of San Jose early Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey reports. The first, a magnitude 2.7, was centered 6 miles east of Gilroy. It hit at 2:05 a.m.. The second arrived at 7:33 a.m. and registered 3.0 on the Richter scale. It was located 3 miles from SanÃâà...
Newshub
March 31, 2018
Christchurch family restores stained glass windows shattered in earthquakes. 31/03/2018. Thomas Mead Newshub. Thomas Mead ... A north Canterbury family have spent the past eight years restoring hundreds of stained glass windows, broken in the earthquakes. The historical artworks were shattered into thousands ofÃâà...
The Guardian
March 30, 2018
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain island on Friday, initially triggering a tsunami warning for surrounding coastlines, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The shallow quake struck close to the coast, around 100 miles (162Ãâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 30, 2018
As more cities weigh seismic retrofit laws — to protect both lives and the region's limited housing supply — many owner and tenant groups in the Los Angeles area generally agree that earthquake strengthening should be done. But there is some concern about the cost of the upgrades and who will pay forÃâà...
ABC Online
March 22, 2018
The piercing wailing builds as the young boy's body, lifeless, is cradled by an older man to safe ground. Relatives are there waiting, crying and shrieking, overcome by grief as they confirm their worst fears. The boy is the latest victim of a devastating magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Papua New GuineaÃâà...
AccuWeather.com
March 22, 2018
Before an earthquake rattles a region, some animals within the vicinity might be able to sense the event just seconds or minutes before it happens. The earliest reference to unusual animal behavior in response to an impending earthquake dates back to 373 B.C. in Greece, according to the United StatesÃâà...
KGO-TV
March 22, 2018
Properties that are prone to "ground failure" are required by law to disclose that information to potential buyers -- but the information isn't always easy to find until the transaction is already underway. (KGO-TV). KGO. By Jonathan Bloom. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 07:15PM. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) --. When brothersÃâà...
Snopes.com
March 22, 2018
An earthquake measuring 9.1 or 9.2 on the Richter scale (not “Rector's”) would rank among the largest in recorded history, according to USGS data, so it's perhaps not surprising that some people were concerned enough about the well-being of their friends and family to share the alert. It's not clear what theÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 22, 2018
The 12-story Yun Tsui building leans precariously after partially collapsing when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Taiwanese city of Hualien on Feb. 6. The capital, Taipei, had 11 seconds of warning broadcast on television before the shaking starting. (Anthony Wallace / AFP/Getty Images)Ãâà...
SFGate
March 22, 2018
The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck near Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday. Humboldt County residents felt the quake and took to Twitter to share their experiences. "Standing in my kitchen making breakfast and next thing I knowÃâà...
Alphr
March 22, 2018
A team of seismologists from UC Santa Cruz and California Institute of Technology has developed a new measurement of seismic energy that could help us understand why some earthquakes are more destructive than others. Unlike magnitude scales, which indicate an earthquake's relative size byÃâà...
Science Daily
March 21, 2018
REEF is measured by the ratio of the earthquake's actual measured radiated energy (in seismic waves recorded around the world) to the minimum possible energy that an event of equal seismic moment and rupture duration would produce. If the rupture is jerky and irregular, it radiates more seismic energy,Ãâà...
BurlingtonFreePress.com
March 21, 2018
Early Wednesday, an earthquake struck an upstate New York town, located about 60 miles as the crow flies from Burlington, Vermont. The earthquake, which registered at a 2.7 magnitude, struck near Malone, New York, at 5 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Magnitudes 2.5 to 3 are the smallestÃâà...
Science News
March 21, 2018
Earthquake warning systems face a tough trade-off: To give enough time to take cover or shut down emergency systems, alerts may need to go out before it's clear how strong the quake will be. And that raises the risk of false alarms, undermining confidence in any warning system. A new study aims toÃâà...
Portland Tribune
March 15, 2018
State geologists analyze projected impacts of Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, magnitude 9.0, and expect tens of thousands of casualties in the tri-county area, and massive numbers needing emergency shelter after being forced from their homes.
CBC.ca
March 15, 2018
A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Saint John area Wednesday night, according to Natural Resources Canada. The epicentre of the quake was located about 17 kilometres northwest of Saint John and took place at 7:19 p.m. Atlantic time. CBC News has received reports of loud booming noises beingÃâà...
KCUR
March 15, 2018
A decade ago, Kansans felt an earthquake once every few years. Now ground tremors come regularly. One of the hardest hit areas is Harper County in the south central part of the state. It's no coincidence, scientists and state regulators agree, that Harper and Sumner counties are also where massiveÃâà...
The Guardian
March 15, 2018
“These are called earthquake dams and the biggest danger is downstream where the water has stopped flowing,” Brian Ward, from the Mission Aviation Fellowship, which has been running relief flights in the area, told the National. “The dams could break at any time causing a powerful flood downstream.”.
Spokane Public Radio
March 15, 2018
The estimated number of injured people in the Greater Portland area after a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake ranges from about 4,000 if the M9.0 temblor strikes at night during the dry season to around 27,000 if it happens on a workday afternoon in the wet season. Bauer expects most of the injuriesÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 15, 2018
"Although making residential buildings more earthquake resilient is a noble endeavor, it has to be balanced with addressing the challenge of making new housing and apartments as affordable as possible," Dan Dunmoyer, president of the California Building Industry Assn., said by email. "We are in activeÃâà...
CityMetric
March 15, 2018
We wanted to know what caused this magnitude 7.1 earthquake and whether a future shock could strike even closer to this city of 20m. ... Now, as working seismologists, we have discovered that the 2017 earthquake, called Puebla-Morelos, was fundamentally unlike its 1985 predecessor. In fact, it wasÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 14, 2018
The death toll from the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that severely hit the two highlands provinces and parts of Western province has risen to 53, as confirmed by the two respective provincial disaster offices. There are also unconfirmed causalities reported in Hela Province particularly in Falu, Aiya and MapuliÃâà...
Science Advances
March 14, 2018
Although the global flux of sediment and carbon from land to the coastal ocean is well known, the volume of material that reaches the deep ocean—the ultimate sink—and the mechanisms by which it is transferred are poorly documented. Using a globally unique data set of repeat seafloor measurementsÃâà...
ABC News
March 14, 2018
FILE - This Sept. 23, 2017 file photo shows the site of the earthquake-collapsed office building on Alvaro Obregon Avenue in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. The city government is taking ownership of the lot where the seven-story office building collapsed in September's deadly earthquake,Ãâà...
UNICEF Australia (blog)
March 14, 2018
Douglas and the group were airlifted to the hospital by Missionary Aviation Flights after a massive earthquake completely flattened their village, wiped ... Over half a million people have been affected by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake and more than 100 tremors and aftershocks across the four provinces ofÃâà...
Harvard Gazette
March 14, 2018
Marine Denolle, assistant professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard, is one of several co-authors of a study that used computer-learning algorithms to identify small earthquakes buried in seismic noise. Other authors are Thibaut Perol, who has doctoral and master's degrees from the HarvardÃâà...
