7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Drake Passage
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA - Friday morning, a preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake was registered close to Borrego Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The USGS is reporting a third earthquake, this one the strongest, in the past 24 hours in Deep East Texas. A magnitude 3.2 was recorded 3.5 miles west-southwest of Huxley and 43.5 miles east-northeast of Nacogdoches at 2:24 a.
(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near the Myanmar-India border on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC said.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA - the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 2.0 magnitude quake occurred near Alum Rock Friday night.
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A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage region on Thursday, shaking the Chilean Antarctic zone and triggering tsunami concerns along parts of the Chilean coast. While the US tsunami warning system did not issue an alert,
A viral manga-fuelled rumour predicts a July 2025 Japan earthquake, but experts confirm it has no scientific basis, though travel from Hong Kong and South Korea is affected.
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Western Washington awake Thursday, Aug. 21, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 5.7-mile deep quake hit less than a mile from Mount Vernon at 1:01 a.m., according to the USGS. More than 130 people reported feeling it from as far away as Seattle and Bellingham.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone along the Pacific Northwest coast looms large in the scientific and public minds, as it has the potential to generate great earthquakes. The magnitude 9.0 Cascadia earthquake in 1700 drowned forests, sunk coastlines by six feet, and led to a massive tsunami that caused damage as far away as Japan.