Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Japan
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A loud rumble rattled homes across California’s High Desert, causing confusion among residents. Despite earthquake-like reports, the USGS confirmed no seismic activity., US News, Times Now
A 1.9 magnitude earthquake hit Moodus Wednesday night, adding to the centuries-old phenomenon known as the “Moodus Noises” that have puzzled residents and scientists for generations.
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded late Monday near Madison in Lake County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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4.2 magnitude earthquake reported in US
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in the California on Thursday (January 8), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was recorded at 12:00 a.m. local time and centered at 12 kilometers (about 7.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 with the epicenter near the Pacific coast resort town of Acapulco.
Instead, the most prolific period of glacial earthquakes at Thwaites, between 2018 and 2020, coincides with a period of accelerated flow of the glacier’s ice tongue towards the sea. The ice-tongue speed-up period was independently confirmed by satellite observations.
A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded.
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake hit overnight in New Hampshire, not far from the Massachusetts border. It happened at about 1:45 a.m. Friday, according to U.S. Geological Survey data. The epicenter was in the town of Milford, which is located in between Nashua and Manchester. The depth of the earthquake was about 5.4 miles underground.
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Earthquakes Deep Below Antarctic Waters Seem to Have Surprising Effects on Life at the Surface
Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms called phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean