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A M~8.3 Chile earthquake has become more likely
temblor.net   28 April 2017   Chile   Valparaiso  
The city of Santiago, Chile is an area susceptible to large earthquakes. Due to the recent swarm of quakes, a M=8.3-8.4 earthquake in the region is now more likely.
<p>Since 22 April 2017, an earthquake swarm has been in progress offshore the port city of Valpara&iacute;so, which has been widely felt in Chile&rsquo;s capital, Santiago. This sequence began with a M=6.0, and was followed two days later on 24 April, by a ...
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Chile earthquake: major quake strikes off coast but no tsunami expected
The Guardian   25 April 2017   Chile   Valparaiso  
People look out towards the ocean on Cerro Castillo hill, after a mass evacuation of the entire coastline during a tsunami alert after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit off the coast in Vina del Mar, Chile. Photograph: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters
<p>A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 has struck off the west coast of Chile, rocking the capital Santiago and generating at least two significant aftershocks.</p> <p>No major damage was immediately apparent, according to an assessment by Chile&rsquo;s ...
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Twin earthquakes shake western Turkey
temblor.net   21 April 2017   Turkey   Izmir  
Today, twin M=5.0 earthquakes shook western Turkey within an hour of one another. It is a possibility that the second of the two quakes was triggered by the first.
<p>Two mid-size earthquakes, 200 km away and 1 hour apart, shook western Turkey causing widespread anxiety. Some 100 km away from the closest shock, In Izmir, the country&rsquo;s third largest city, many people ran outside. Although construction quality has ...
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6.1 magnitude earthquake near Iran's Mashhad kills 1
Gulf News   05 April 2017   Iran   Asia  
The quake hit north-eastern Iran at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). Shallow earthquakes can cause serious damage. (source: Gulf News)
<p>A powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northeastern Iran near the holy city of Mashhad on Wednesday, killing at least one person as residents fled onto the streets and aftershocks shook the region.</p><p>Iranian state radio said the epicenter of the ...
Quake strikes Russia's far east - magnitude 6.6
Euronews   29 March 2017   Russia   Asia  
Earthquake epicentre (source: euronews)
<p>An earthquake has struck Russia&rsquo;s far east near Kamchatka peninsula according to the US Geographical Survey. It&rsquo;s magnitude is said to be 6.6. It was originally recorded with a magnitude 7.0.</p> <p>It struck at a depth of around 33 km just ...
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A Trojan Horse? Seismic swarm in Turkey gently stresses a major fault zone
temblor.net   16 February 2017   Turkey   Asia  
Temblor Map showing active faults in Turkey (MTA Faults)
<p>A series of mid-sized earthquakes (also called a seismic swarm) occurred at the tip of the Biga Peninsula in Turkey at the intersection of the Kestanbol Fault and the Edremit Fault Zone. In just a few days, 800 earthquakes varying size were felt, including ...
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Santa Monica seeks to pass the nation's most extensive earthquake retrofit plan
Los Angeles Times   14 February 2017   United States   Americas  
Structures seismic vulnerablity indicative map (source: Los Angeles Times)
<p>Santa Monica is poised to require safety improvements to as many as 2,000 earthquake-vulnerable buildings in what would be the nation’s most extensive seismic retrofitting effort.</p><p>Santa Monica’s safety rules would go beyond what Los Angeles has done ...
M=3.5 earthquake strikes near creeping San Andreas and Calaveras Faults
temblor.net   01 February 2017   United States   Americas  
The San Andreas Fault cuts through DeRose Winery in Hollister, CA. The resulting creep (steady slip) has progressively offset this culvert over the past 30 years. (Photo from geologycafe.com)
<p>At 9:35 p.m. local time last night (January 30), a small M=3.5 earthquake shook the city of Hollister, CA, and was felt as far away as Santa Cruz and Monterey. According to the USGS ShakeMap, only light shaking was felt, and around 300 people recorded feeling ...
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Solomon Islands hit by powerful aftershocks after magnitude-7.8 quake
ABC News   09 December 2016   Solomon Islands   Oceania  
Earthquake damage to buildings in Kirakira, the provincial capital of Makira Province, Solomon Islands (credit: Edith Hanuagi)
<p>Residents in Solomon Islands were hit by powerful aftershocks following a magnitude-7.8 earthquake which struck 130 kilometres from the capital Honiara.</p><p>Authorities are starting to receive reports of damage from the earthquake, with police saying ...
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New Zealand hit by second strong quake (video)
BBC NEWS   14 November 2016   New Zealand   Oceania  
The first earthquake warped and cracked a highway on the South Island (source: Reuters)
<p>An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude has hit New Zealand's South Island, hours after an initial quake killed two people.</p><p>The new tremor struck at 13:45 local time (00:45 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6 miles), northeast of Christchurch.</p><p>A 7.5-magnitude ...