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Geologists detail likely site of San Andreas Fault's next major quake
Science Daily   26 June 2018   USA   California  
Credit: Susanne Jänecke/USU
<p>Geologists identify the San Andreas Fault's 'Durmid Ladder' structure, a a nearly 15.5-mile-long, sheared zone with two, nearly parallel master faults and hundreds of smaller, rung-like cross faults that could be the site of the region's next major earthquake.</p ...
For 5 days in a row, explosions at Kilauea summit had force of magnitude 5.3 earthquake
CNN   26 June 2018   Hawaii  
The damage so far - USGS Volcanoes
<p>(CNN) - For the fifth day in a row, an explosion at the Kilauea summit erupted with a force equivalent to a magnitude 5.3 earthquake.</p> <p>Monday's event happened at 5:03 p.m. local time, with a plume that reached less than 2,000 feet. It didn't cause ...
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5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Kīlauea's summit
AccuWeather   06 June 2018   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
Photo/USGS photo by M. Patrick
<p>A small explosion occurred at Kīlauea's summit at 4:32 a.m. HST on Tuesday, June 5.<br>The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported the event as an magnitude 5.5 earthquake. This is similar to other events of the past few weeks, according to a United States ...
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6.1 magnitude quake rattles northern Afghanistan, US geological agency says
Arab News   31 January 2018   Afghanistan  
The quake hit at 0707 GMT near Afghanistan's northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains. (Courtesy USGS)
<p>KABUL: A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan Wednesday, the USGS said, with tremors felt as far away as Islamabad and New Delhi.<br>The quake hit at 0707 GMT near Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush ...
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Tsunami warnings canceled after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska
CNN   24 January 2018   Alaska   Kodiak  
<p>(CNN) Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of damaging waves.<br>The tsunami alerts were canceled "because additional information and analysis ...
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Alaska earthquake: Where did earthquake hit today? Kodiak and Anchorage on tsunami alert
Express   23 January 2018   USA   Alaska  
Tsunami warnings have been issued across Alaska
<p>ALASKA has been hit by a huge 7.9 magnitude earthquake today, with officials issuing an "extraordinary" tsunami warnings of a "threat to life and property" in towns of Kodiak and Anchorage and a watch for the entire US west coast.</p><p>The quake hit 157 ...
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4.3 magnitude quake rattles Greece, tremors felt in Athens
RT Question More   15 January 2018   Greece   athens  
<p>A 4.3 magnitude quake that shook Greece on Monday night was felt in Athens. Witnesses reported a strong tremor in the capital city.<br />The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Athens at a depth of 10 kilometers, ...
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Northern Greece Hit by 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake – US Geological Surve
Sputnik News   02 January 2018   Greece   Northern Greece  
<p>MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A 5.1-magnitude earthquake occurred on Tuesday in northern Greece, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.</p>
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Small tsunami waves reach Vanuatu after 7.0 magnitude earthquake
The Guardian   20 November 2017   New Caledonia   Vanuatu  
Nervous residents reported feeling several tremors throughout the night before the quake hit. Photograph: Auscape/UIG via Getty Images
<p>Vanuatu and New Caledonia were hit by small tsunami waves after an undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck 82 kms (51 miles) east of the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific.</p> <p>The quake, initially reported as magnitude 7.3, was the second major ...
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Iran-Iraq earthquake: death toll rises to 335
The Guardian   13 November 2017   Iran - Iraq   Iran - Iraq border  
Destroyed buildings in Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran Photograph: Pouria Pakizeh/AP
<p>A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake has rocked the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing more than 328 people in Iran and seven in Iraq and injuring thousands more.</p><p>Iran’s semi-official Isna news agency raised the death toll to 328 ...
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