The deadly 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan on Wednesday and left at least 9 people dead, also damaged more than 100 buildings across the island, according to the National Fire Agency (NFA). About half of them were near the epicenter in Hualien County, where four structures partially collapsed. In the capital Taipei, just 80 […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck Wednesday by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and dozens of workers at quarries stranded. Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their toll on the high-tech island’s 23 million […]
Easter was ushered in with two mild earthquakes in North Carolina’s Lowgap community, about a 100-mile drive north from Charlotte, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first was a 2.3 magnitude quake and the second was a 1.5, and they happened within 45 minutes of each other just after sunset Saturday, March 30, the […]
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FALLS CITY, Texas – A region of South Texas between San Antonio and Corpus Christi is the latest area to become a hotbed for seismic activity, with the newest quake estimated to be a magnitude-3.9. According to the United States Geological Survey, the moderate quake occurred Friday evening near Falls City, Texas, and was centered […]
Parts of California were hit by more than a dozen earthquakes overnight, with 13 shaking the state during a span of just 25 minutes. “Good morning Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 4.8 earthquake about two miles north-west of El Centro at 12.36am? The #ShakeAlert system was activated,” the United States Geological Survey Shake […]
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 on Friday rocked a Los Angeles region that has been battered by a series of winter storms since last week. The quake was centered about 7 miles northwest of Malibu, in mountainous terrain near Los Angeles County’s northern coastline, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. […]
OKLAHOMA COUNTY (KFOR) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports eight earthquakes shook the Oklahoma City metro area on Friday night. At 9:37 p.m., USGS recorded a 3.3 magnitude earthquake near Arcadia, Oklahoma. The epicenter was located 3.1 miles west of Arcadia and 15.8 miles north-northeast of Oklahoma City. A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at […]
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the U.S. Geological Survey removed one of the reported earthquakes late Friday. As of 10:54 p.m. Friday, the USGS was reporting three earthquakes in the Oklahoma City area. Several earthquakes, the largest a magnitude 4.2, shook the Oklahoma City metro late Friday. According to the U.S. […]
Rescue workers and dog units were urgently sifting through rubble on Wednesday ahead of predicted freezing cold and heavy rain in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes killed 73 people in western Japan. Dozens are believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings. Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas were rattled […]
Rescue workers and dog units were urgently sifting through rubble on Wednesday ahead of predicted freezing cold and heavy rain in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes killed 65 people in western Japan. Dozens are believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings. Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas were rattled […]
Rescue workers and dog units were urgently sifting through rubble on Wednesday ahead of predicted freezing cold and heavy rain in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes killed 62 people in western Japan. Dozens are believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings. Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas were rattled […]