SAN DIEGO — Music fans lodging, camping and raging in the Coachella Valley may have been swayed when a gentle, magnitude-3.8 earthquake struck the area Saturday morning. The temblor struck at 9:08 a.m. just north of Borrego Springs, a San Diego County desert town about 60 miles south of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, […]
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Micron’s DRAM Supply Temporarily Hit by Taiwan Earthquake, But Long-Term Outlook Remains Strong
Micron’s DRAM Supply Temporarily Hit by Taiwan Earthquake, But Long-Term Outlook Remains Strong Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) announced that the April 3 earthquake in Taiwan will likely reduce its dynamic random access memory (DRAM) supply for the calendar quarter by up to a mid-single-digit percentage. With operations in four Taiwanese locations, Micron plays a significant role in the […]
Morocco’s earthquake killed thousands. But survivors marking Ramadan say it didn’t shake their faith
AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — An earthquake months ago left parts of her home cracked and crumbling, but Fatima Barri felt wrong spending Islam’s holy month of Ramadan in a tent. Thankful to be spared by the 6.8-magnitude quake that killed thousands around her in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, she stood in her damaged house and cooked […]
Video shows earthquake in Japan’s Ishikawa, not ‘tremor near Fukushima’
Footage that appears to show a residential area being shaken by an earthquake in central Japan on January 1, 2024 has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed footage from a quake that struck in the East Asian country’s northeast on April 4. The tremor in central Ishikawa prefecture killed more than […]
An eclipse, an earthquake, heavy rains — what’s next for New Yorkers?
Even in a city that’s seen it all, a sudden cluster of unusual events including a solar eclipse, an earthquake and near-biblical downpours is feeling like a bit much. Dagmara Czechura, 30, told the Daily News that in all the craziness, she nearly forgot a solar eclipse will throw the city into darkness on Monday […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene Responds to Backlash Over Comments About Northeast Earthquake
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, pictured here in March, has responded to backlash she received over comments made following the Northeast earthquake on April 5, 2024. Credit – Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, doubled down on comments about Friday’s earthquake in the Northeast and the upcoming solar eclipse expected […]
New Jersey Gov Phil Murphy faces flak for not returning to state following historic earthquake
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy came under fire after he did not return to the Garden State following the historic earthquake on Friday that left residents rattled. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., spoke with “FOX News Live” on Saturday after Murphy did not issue an on-camera address to residents, despite a few TV and phone […]
Aftershocks from Northeast earthquake could last a week, seismologists say
NEW YORK — Aftershocks in the New York City area could continue for a week after one of the East Coast’s strongest earthquakes in 100 years. The 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Readington Township, New Jersey rattled homes and buildings across the Northeast at 10:23 a.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake […]
Melissa Gorga of ‘RHONJ’ thought East Coast earthquake was a ghost and called 911
“Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga was just as shocked as anyone to find out an earthquake struck the Northeast April 5. But she had a unique explanation for it at the time. The 45-year-old told “Entertainment Tonight” in an interview that she was working out alone in her basement when the seismic […]
Nearly 30 aftershocks in region after earthquake in New Jersey. How to protect yourself
Aftershocks continue to affect the region after Friday’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey, which was felt across the East Coast, including in Delaware. The initial quake occurred about 4.3 miles north of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Aftershocks happen after an initial earthquake and are typically smaller than the main shock, according to the United […]
Earthquake aftershocks halt demolition of leaning building in Taiwan
The demolition of a building that is leaning precariously after an earthquake in Taiwan has been halted because of aftershocks that made it lean even more, media reports said. The red building, about 10 storeys tall and inclined over a street in the city of Hualien, has become a lasting image from the magnitude 7.4 […]
Hundreds still stranded days after biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan in decades
Rescuers in Taiwan plan to use heavy machinery on Saturday to locate bodies left behind by Wednesday’s earthquake. Emergency crews are working to recover two bodies buried under boulders on a hiking trail, three days on from Taiwan’s biggest tremor in 25 years. Four more people remain missing on the same Shakadang Trail in Taroko […]