But ten years ago, Wenchuan suffered an 8.0magnitude (八级的) earthquake, which damaged an area of over 100,000 square kilometers, killing close to 70,000 people and injuring more than 370,000. Ten years later, however, we can hardly see a trace (踪迹) of the disaster in...
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Between these two severe earthquakes, one more aftershock with a moment magnitude of 6.6 occurred at the epicenter of Nurdağı District of Gaziantep. That aftershock has been the largest recorded in the region. Afterward, another aftershock with a magnitude of Mw = 6.4 occurred in Yayla...
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake near Northam, Western Australia, Australia, was reported only 12 minutes ago by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Australia. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles beneath the epicenter...
However, Jones warned that aftershocks would likely exceed the magnitude of 5, saying: "We will continue to have a lot of aftershocks. I think the chance of having a magnitude 5 ... it's probably greater than 50-50." Dozens of quakes have been recorded by the USGS near Searles Valley...
“Having lived through the Northridge earthquake (magnitude 6.7 in 1994), today’s tremor made me flash back to what we know are lifesaving rules during an earthquake: drop, cover, and hold on," said Kathryn Barger another Los Angeles County Supervisor. "It was also a reminder to us all...
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck near Malibu on Friday and was felt across a wide swath of Southern California. The temblor was reported at 1:47 p.m., with an epicenter about two and a half miles northeast of Leo Carrillo State Beach and about three miles northwest of El Matador State ...
People are asked to stand in silence for three minutes from 2:28 pm today, while automobiles, trains, and ships will sound their horns or sirens. Also, the Olympic torch relay will be suspended till Wednesday, organizers said. Meanwhile, the magnitude of last Monday's quake was yesterday re...
An earthquake catalog is a table of information that includes details about earthquakes such as when and where they occurred, their magnitude, hypocentral locations, and origin times. It is a rich source of data for tectonic investigations and seismic studies. ...
Unfortunately, that “never perfect” assessment demonstrated itself October 19—almost an exact 34 years after the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta quake shook the Bay Area—when a Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill alert that was supposed to be sent out at 10:19am Pacific Time but instead went...