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Puerto Rico earthquake: Tremor measuring 6.3 hits off north coast
Mirror   24 September 2019   Puerto Rico  
The earthquake struck north of Isabela, in Puerto Rico
<p>A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has been recorded off the north coast of Puerto Rico.<br />The United States Geological Survey said the tremor struck north of the province of Isabela.<br />There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the earthquake, ...
An L.A.-area fault looked dormant. Turns out it can cause a 6.4-magnitude quake, study says.
The Washington Post   05 September 2019   USA   California, L.A.  
Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
<p>Scientists thought the Wilmington blind‐thrust fault that runs deep under the Los Angeles region had been dormant since the Late Pliocene era, millions of years ago. But a new study reveals that it&rsquo;s very much alive, and capable of generating the ...
Watch as the Ridgecrest earthquake shatters desert floor in stunning before-and-after images
Los Angeles Times   23 July 2019   USA   California  
Sotiris Valkaniotis / Google Earth / DigitalGlobe
<p>Millions felt the shaking from the Ridgecrest earthquake.<br>But new satellite images offer a dramatic and instructive view of the immense power of the magnitude 7.1 quake, showing how California’s biggest earthquake in nearly two decades caused the ground ...
Strong earthquake rocks Greek capital of Athens; buildings seriously damaged
CBS NEWS   19 July 2019   Greece   athens  
ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / REUTERS
<p>Athens, Greece &ndash; A strong earthquake hit Friday near the Greek capital of Athens, causing residents to run into the streets in fear and firefighters to check for people trapped in elevators. The Athens Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake ...
Seismic activity along the San Andreas fault line could trigger a devastating earthquake in California by 2030
CNN   06 July 2019   USA   California  
<p>(CNN) Residents of Southern California are on high alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked communities near the Mojave Desert on Friday, just one day after a 6.4-magnitude quake occurred in the same area.<br>The United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...
The Latest: 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern California
CBS Los Angeles   05 July 2019   USA   California  
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake’s epicenter was 7.5 miles southwest of Searles Valley at a depth of 6.6 miles. (CBSLA)
<p>TRONA (CBSLA) &mdash; In the town closest to the epicenter of Thursday morning&rsquo;s earthquake, the lights are finally back on &mdash; though residents are still waiting for water and gas to return.<br />The other issue, according to CBS2&rsquo;s Tom ...
Earthquake Hits Costa Rica-Panama Border, May Cause 'Significant Damage': US Geological Survey
News18   26 June 2019   Costa Rica  
<p>San Jos&eacute; (Costa Rica): A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Panama-Costa Rica border around midnight on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with the potential to cause casualties and "significant damage".<br />The shallow quake struck at a depth ...
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits near Northern California coast
The Mercury news   24 June 2019   USA   California  
USGS Screenshot
<p>SCOTIA &mdash; The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has hit near the Pacific coast of Northern California. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:53 p.m. at a spot 17.3 miles (27.9 kilometers) southwest of Scotia, a town of 850 ...
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off El Salvador’s coast; no injuries or major damage
Los Angeles Times   30 May 2019   El Salvador  
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on Thursday. (Los Angeles Times)
<p>A strong earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador early Thursday, sending frightened residents running out of their homes in the predawn hours.<br>Authorities initially said a small tsunami was possible, but it did not appear. Civil defense employees ...
PNG assesses damage from magnitude 7.5 earthquake
Aljazeera   15 May 2019   Papua New Guinea  
<p>Authorities in Papua New Guinea have dispatched teams in the Pacific island nation's New Britain province to monitor remote communities for casualties and assess the extent of damage after a powerful, shallow earthquake rattled coastal towns.<br />The magnitude ...