A moderate earthquake hit the ocean floor Friday morning off the coast of Vancouver Island, the largest of more than a dozen quakes over the past two days about 300 miles west of Bellingham. Friday’s quake measured at magnitude 5.7 and was recorded at 9:34 a.m. about a mile below the ocean surface and at […]
A swarm of dozens of earthquakes reaching up to 4.8 magnitude rattled El Centro in Southern California overnight, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The other quakes in the Monday, Feb. 12, swarm ranged in magnitude from 4.5 to less than 1.0, according to the USGS. The nearly 12-mile deep 4.8-magnitude quake hit at 12:36 a.m., […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A cold weather phenomenon known as frost quakes, which make loud booming or popping sounds and unleash small earthquake-like tremors, was felt around Chicago during this week’s bout of below-zero temperatures. Illinois state climatologist Trent Ford […]
TOKYO (AP) — As of Wednesday, 203 deaths were reported following the 7.6 magnitude quake that slammed the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s. Seven of them were at evacuation centers, where rescued people died from injuries and sickness. Such deaths weren’t directly caused by the quakes, fires and mudslides. They happened in alleged […]
Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 126 people. Heavy snowfall forecast in the Ishikawa Prefecture later on Sunday and through the night added to the urgency. After Monday’s 7.6 magnitude tremor, 222 people remain unaccounted for with 560 […]
WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets Sunday, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 126 people. Heavy snowfall expected in Ishikawa Prefecture later Sunday and through the night added to the urgency. After Monday’s 7.6 magnitude temblor, 222 people were still […]
Aftershocks in Japan are threatening to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments, as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled the western coastline rose to 126. Among the dead was a five-year-old boy who had been recovering from injuries after boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake. […]
A woman has been pulled from the rubble 72 hours after a series of powerful earthquakes rattled Japan’s western coast. Despite rescue efforts, the death toll has risen to at least 94 people, and the number of missing was lowered to 222 after it shot up the previous day. An older man was found alive […]