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Earthquakes rattle Melbourne and Adelaide hours apart
Two Australian cities were rattled overnight as separate earthquakes struck within hours of each other, prompting hundreds of residents to report the tremors.
Myanmar’s earthquake devastated the war-torn nation. For its reviled military leaders, it has brought opportunity
Earthquakes are devastating for those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods, but for military dictators clinging to ...
7.4 magnitude quake off Chile’s far south briefly triggers tsunami alert but causes no damage
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina, the United States Geological Survey says.
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Myanmar to renovate quake-hit buildings in three ways, probe builders
The reconstruction of buildings damaged by the earthquake will be carried out in three ways, including by assigning ...
Myrtle Beach Sun News4d
Earthquake rumbles under this part of South Carolina for first time this year
Three earthquakes were recorded in this area of South Carolina in 2024, but these are the first tremors of this year.
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How the 1906 Earthquake Transformed Our Public Transit System
April 18 marked the anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires. This disaster destroyed much of San Francisco and displaced ...
Major chunk of Pacific coast from California to Canada will sink into the sea if mega-earthquake hits this spot, doomsday study warns
This should have West Coasters shaking in their shoes.
Scientific American5d
Could a Monster Earthquake Actually Sink Parts of the Pacific Northwest?
A new study is fueling speculation and fear about the risks of a major earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone, including ...
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Doom: The Dark Ages director denies Quake connections
Fans have theorised that Quake, id Software’s original post-Doom FPS, is somehow part of the reboot Doom universe, and that ...
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Lost to history: Myanmar heritage falls victim to quake
"I want the original back but I know it's not possible." The March 28 quake has left more than 60,000 people living in tent encampments, according to the United Nations, and pushed two million people ...
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Behind the West Coast’s most widely used early earthquake alert system
If you live anywhere along the West Coast, you have at some point in the last few years heard the piercing sound of ShakeAlert. The United States Geological Survey manages the earthquake early warning ...