Tag: Earthquake

Coachella festival gently rocked by magnitude-3.8 earthquake

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]