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Newport Beach hit by back-to-back earthquakes
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A pair of earthquakes struck Newport Beach Thursday evening. The first quake was reported at 4:52 p.m. with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6. It struck a little over a mile east northeast of Newport Beach, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It had a recorded depth of nearly eight miles, the USGS added.
Scientists seek answers to recent Lake Lanier earthquakes
A multi-university collaboration will place sensors near the epicenters of the three earthquakes to get closer data from any future earthquakes.
3.6 magnitude earthquake hits Newport Beach area, USGS says
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Newport Beach area Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
4.2 magnitude earthquake shakes off Northern California coast, USGS says
A preliminary 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Friday morning off the Northern California coast, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Fourth earthquake shakes area near Lake Lanier in what scientists are calling 'earthquake swarm'
SUGAR HILL, Ga. — Another earthquake shook north Gwinnett County around the south end of Lake Lanier early Thursday morning. A magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred at 3:17 a.m., about 2.5 miles north of Buford. The depth was about 5.5 miles below the surface of the earth, a little deeper than the previous three earthquakes.
3.6 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In US
The Vanuatu earthquake was reported hours after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Friday (May 24), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthq
Earthquakes shake north Georgia near Lake Lanier
Third earthquake rattles NC the morning after two others hit, geologists say
A third earthquake rattled a North Carolina region the morning after two others hit, geologists said. All three quakes shook the area near Sparta, a roughly 70-mile drive northwest from Winston-Salem, ...
3.6-magnitude earthquake strikes a mile from Costa Mesa – and then an aftershock
The quake, at around 4:52 p.m., was centered a mile southeast of Costa Mesa, 1.4 miles east northeast of Newport Beach, and 5 ...
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Lacquerware artisans are still displaced by earthquake in Japan
Thousands of people are still displaced following an earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture in Japan on Jan. 1. The epicenter of ...
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Earthquake shakes Karachi and surrounding areas
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake jolted Karachi this morning! Tremors were felt due to the quake's shallow depth, but no immediate ...
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Two earthquakes in Western North Carolina Tuesday morning
If you felt it, you can report it here. Of course, Sparta comes to mind very quickly as the site of the big 5.1m earthquake ...
USGS, Alleghany County residents report two earthquakes Tuesday morning
Two small earthquakes occurred early Tuesday morning in Alleghany County near Sparta. Both 2.3M tremors were felt by a ...
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Earthquake swarm shakes Fox Islands
In early May, over the span of two days, a swarm of more than 50 earthquakes occurred in the Fox Islands region in the ...
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Are underwriters prepared for quake aftershocks?
Damage from aftershocks, a common consequence of large earthquakes, may not be covered under quake policies, depending on how the policy defines an ‘event.’ Tiegen Hobbes, a research scientist ...
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Rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake triggers 277 reports of property damage, 17 aftershocks
More damage reports emerged overnight after a rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Buan, North Jeolla, on Wednesday morning.