BGR25d
These are the most earthquake-prone cities in the world
The 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, for example, killed more than 2,400 people and remains a sobering reminder of the city’s seismic risks. While some scientists speculate that modern earthquakes are ...
WMAZ1mon
Did you feel it? Magnitude 2.6 earthquake trembles in Northwest Georgia early Tuesday
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. — A shallow, weak earthquake occurred in northwest Georgia at 8:00 a.m. early Tuesday morning. The magnitude 2.6 earthquake was about 5 miles northwest of Menlo, Georgia, near ...
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Does a series of small earthquakes mean the ‘big one’ is more likely? We asked WA experts
“Even relatively smaller earthquakes can have aftershocks. So the 4.5 from Monday, for example, has produced some aftershocks. Now they’re way, way smaller. In fact, they’re so small that no ...
Gizmodo23d
The Sun Might Be Influencing Earthquakes, Scientists Say
for example — and changes in rainfall and snowmelt can alter the pressure on tectonic plate boundaries. While these factors may not be the main drivers of earthquakes, they could still be ...
BBC25d
The weird way the Los Angeles basin alters earthquakes
After the devastating earthquake in 1985, for example, Mexico City enacted stringent building codes, and retrofitted older buildings. "The very first earthquake codes [in California] went in ...
11Alive1mon
Second shallow earthquake shakes the state, this time near middle Georgia
ATLANTA — A shallow magnitude earthquake shook parts of middle Georgia earlier Tuesday evening, less than half a day after tremors were felt in northwest Georgia. According to data from the ...