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7.4 magnitude quake strikes off Chile, Argentina; no damage reported
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina, the United States Geological Survey says ...
Chile lowers alert after quake triggers tsunami alert and evacuations in Antarctica and far south
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile in the Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of ...
Earthquake today: 6.0 quake strikes Indonesia’s Sulawesi; no tsunami threat
Indonesia's Sulawesi region was shaken by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake on May 3, with no tsunami risk reported. The tremor, ...
Monster quake could sink swath of California, dramatically heightening flood risk, study says
A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more ...
3.9-magnitude quake felt by thousands shakes Utah at midnight, seismologists say
Quakes between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude are often felt but rarely cause much damage, according to Michigan Tech. Quakes below ...
UN: Over 200 killed in at least 243 post-quake attacks
The United Nations decried continuing deadly attacks by Myanmar's military despite a ceasefire declared following a ...
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The Pacific Northwest has been immune to sea-level rise so far. A mega-quake could change its fortune in an instant.
The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, ...
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Quake on Norcal fault could cause earth to sink
Researchers are sounding an alarm about an earthquake fault along the Northern California coast. A new study shows a large ...
Petroecuador declares emergency at Ecuador's largest refinery after quake
Ecuador's state-run oil company Petroecuador has declared an emergency at the country's largest refinery after finding damage ...
Earthquake in El Paso? 5.3 magnitude quake shakes West Texas and New Mexico late Saturday
The earthquake happened around 7:47 p.m. MT, nearly 35 miles west of Whites City, New Mexico, about 149 miles from El Paso.