About 2,500 years ago, a huge earthquake hit the Indian subcontinent, forcing the Ganges River to change course. The 2,575km river flows through northern India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal. Within days or weeks of that cataclysm, its exact route changed to a new channel about 45km away. It happened near the delta, […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Earthquakes, caused by the shifting of Earth’s tectonic plates, have the potential to transform the face of the world. Now, for the first time, scientists have evidence that earthquakes can reroute rivers: It happened to the […]
COALINGA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An earthquake was recorded by the USGS in an area near Coalinga on Friday. Federal officials say the earthquake registered west of Highway 198 – and east of Highway 101. The location is near Peach Tree Road and approximately 16 miles from Coalinga. According to USGS, the 3.2 magnitude earthquake was […]
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A preliminary 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern Caribbean Sea late Saturday night. The quake occurred about 20 miles northeast of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela, or 60 miles from Port of Spain, Trinidad, shortly before 12 a.m. local time, according to the USGS. About 4.4 million people in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, […]
A huge earthquake that shook southern Asia 2,500 years ago abruptly changed the course of the Ganges River, new research suggests. The earthquake was previously unknown to science, but researchers spotted clues of its immense force buried in the landscape near Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The team revealed its findings in a study published […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck a small fisheries county in South Korea’s southwest region on Wednesday, but local officials said there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage. The earthquake, which had an estimated depth of 8 kilometers (5 miles), was the strongest […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — An earthquake was felt in Southern California and throughout San Diego County Saturday afternoon. Did you feel it? The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck at 4:33 p.m. Saturday at a depth of 7.2 miles near Oasis, California between Borrego Springs and Salton City. Earthquake […]
Marine geophysicists just published the widest survey of the Cascadia Subduction Zone to date. The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a fault located off the Pacific Coast shoreline, from Northern California to British Columbia. It’s can produce “giant” earthquakes, and the researchers identified the most dangerous part of it. Hidden off the US Western shore, beneath […]
If you were near the Georgia/Tennessee board Monday night, you may have felt a little rumble. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.2 magnitude quake happened shortly before 9 p.m. just west of Dalton. The Geological Survey says if you felt anything at all, it would be “a subtle gentle shake or two […]
Things got a little shaky in parts of Ohio this weekend, and the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed it was from an earthquake. A 2.6 magnitude earthquake hit the area outside Madison in Lake County, about a 45-minute drive northeast of Cleveland, just after 6 a.m. local time Saturday, according to the USGS, Structural damage was […]
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GLADSTONE, N.J. (PIX11) – A 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey early Friday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake happened at 3:50 a.m. about 4.3 miles away from Gladstone, which is close to where at least two other quakes have hit, the USGS said. The epicenter is about 45 miles west of […]