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The U.S. Geological Survey has determined that a magnitude 3.5 earthquake that jostled the Kansas City metro area last month was caused by a mine collapse.. The quake, which had an epicenter near ...
In a normal seismic hazard analyses intended for the public, that of a "maximum considered earthquake", or "maximum considered event" (MCE) for a specific area, is an earthquake that is expected to occur once in approximately 2,500 years; that is, it has a 2-percent probability of being exceeded in 50 years.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Oklahoma earthquake swarms (2009–present), including earthquakes in southern Kansas; 2014 Milan, Kansas earthquake
The earthquake struck about 1:45 p.m. just over a half mile northeast of the village, near where Interstates 29 and 435 intersect east of Kansas City International Airport, according to the USGS.
Seismic risk or earthquake risk is the potential impact on the built environment and on people's well-being due to future earthquakes. [1] Seismic risk has been defined, for most management purposes, as the potential economic, social and environmental consequences of hazardous events that may occur in a specified period of time.
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook central Oklahoma late Friday night and was felt over a 200-mile radius from Kansas to Texas and Arkansas, a scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The USGS issued a fact sheet in 2009 stating the estimate of a 7–10% chance of a New Madrid earthquake of magnitude comparable to one of the 1811–12 quakes within the next 50 years, and a 25–40% chance of a magnitude 6 earthquake in the same time frame. [32] In July 2014, the USGS increased the risk assessment for the New Madrid area. [33]
Armour Hills is a neighborhood located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is bounded on the west by Brookside Road, on the north by 65th Street, on the east by Oak Street and the south by Gregory Boulevard. [1] The name of this area derives from the fact that the land was owned by members of the Armour family of the Armour and Company.