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Alaska’s two largest quakes in 2024 were magnitude 6.3
Alaska had two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes in 2024, and they were the state’s largest quakes for the year, according to the ...
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Earthquakes: Facts about why the Earth moves
The Ring of Fire is where most of Earth's really big earthquakes happen. For instance, the largest earthquake ever recorded on Earth occurred on the Ring of Fire: The Valdivia earthquake ...
Yahoo4d
Earthquakes: Facts about why the Earth moves
The biggest earthquakes happen at "subduction zones," the points where one tectonic plate slides under another. Big subduction zone earthquakes can release the same amount of energy as tens of ...
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USGS confirms earthquake overnight in the Upstate
FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THANKS, GRIFFIN. A SMALL EARTHQUAKE SHOOK PART OF THE UPSTATE THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE 1.64 MAGNITUDE QUAKE HAPPENED ...
CBS News5d
Powerful earthquake in Caribbean triggers brief tsunami alerts, no reports of significant damage
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The U.S ...
Cyprus Mail6d
Chance of a major earthquake in Aegean ‘remote’, professor says
He then said Cyprus “could only be affected in the event of an earthquake of an intensity comparable to that of 1956, which I do not consider particularly likely”. The largest earthquake to be ...
NBC4 Columbus5d
Two earthquakes observed in southeastern Ohio last week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Several minor earthquakes were recorded in southeastern Ohio last week. A magnitude 3.1 earthquake, with an epicenter 3 miles north-northwest of Oak Hill in the southern ...
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Major earthquake shakes Caribbean; tsunami threat subsides for islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Tsunami Advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and nearby islands for part of Saturday evening after a powerful earthquake ... the largest water rise reported occurred ...
CBS News5d
Powerful earthquake in Caribbean triggers "tsunami threat" for Cuba, Honduras and Cayman Islands, officials say
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, triggered what officials called a "tsunami threat" for Cuba ...
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Earthquake today: 7.6 magnitude quake shakes Caribbean southwest of Cayman Islands, tsunami warnings issued
Notably, this marks the biggest earthquake in the region, since Haiti was hit by a 7.2 magnitude quake in 2021, according to a statement by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Los Angeles Times3d
Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece’s island of Santorini
The largest so far, with a magnitude 5.2, struck Monday night and was followed about two hours later by another with magnitude 5. “The possibility of a main earthquake following cannot be ruled ...