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According to the Geological Survey, Friday's 4.8 magnitude earthquake was the strongest to hit New Jersey in nearly 250 years. But Scott Brandenberg, a professor of civil and environmental ...
Its magnitude was 4.8, and this earthquake would have been felt by millions of people,” said Paul Earle, the operations director of USGS’ National Earthquake Information Center, during a noon ...
A small earthquake that startled residents near Richmond, Virginia, this week is a reminder that the East Coast is not exempt from the dangers of temblors.. The 2.8 quake hit about 6 miles ...
A cluster of earthquakes struck in the early hours of Wednesday morning along the border of southeast New Mexico and West Texas, felt as far east as San Antonio and as far west as El Paso ...
A middle-of-the-night 3.4-magnitude earthquake rattled the Reno area in Nevada, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 4-mile deep quake hit 4 miles from Spanish Springs, northeast of Reno, at 1 ...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
The USGS estimated that the earthquake could cause economic losses measuring between 1–10% of Vanuatu's GDP. [19] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that 116,000 people had been directly affected by the earthquake, [44] equivalent to a third of Vanuatu's population. [45] Among them were 14,000 ...
Earthquakes occur frequently in Utah, though they tend to be small (below a 5.0 magnitude). The highest-risk zone is along the Wasatch Front , where most of the state's population is located. The larger cities include the state's capital, Salt Lake City , as well as Lehi , Ogden , Orem , Provo , Sandy , and West Valley City .