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Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 6.8 earthquake strikes near Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, on Sunday
HAVANA (Reuters) -An earthquake rocked eastern Cuba on Sunday, shaking buildings in Santiago de Cuba, the island's second-largest city, and the surrounding countryside. The quake, which the U.S ...
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, causing material damage in several regions as the island continues to recover from widespread blackouts and the impact of ...
This earthquake was a 6.8 moment magnitude that caused $2 billion damage while the Northridge earthquake was a 6.7 moment magnitude, but caused more than $20 billion worth of damage as the hypocenter of the Northridge earthquake was much shallower and closer to the surface of the earth. [17] [18]
The earthquake measured 6.8 on the surface-wave magnitude scale (M s ); [8] on the moment magnitude scale (M w ), it measured 6.7. [1] According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was a result of shallow strike-slip faulting on the western margin of the Sichuan Basin.
A strong earthquake struck southern Ecuador on 18 March 2023. [1] It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale, and struck with a hypocenter 68.0 km (42.3 mi) deep. [1] The epicenter was located in the Gulf of Guayaquil, off the coast of Balao Canton and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Guayaquil. [2]
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on Friday evening, causing structural damage and shaking throughout the north African country. No deaths or injuries were immediately reported in the quake ...
The 2011 Tarlay earthquake occurred on 24 March in Shan State, Myanmar. The earthquake measured M w 6.8 and had an epicenter northwest of the border between Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. It occurred in a region accommodating tectonic deformation brought by the collision between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates.