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Largest earthquake along the infamous Selwyn Fault since the 5.5 magnitude quake of 1855, which occurred a few kilometres offshore of Cape Schanck. New South Wales: Gunning: 1934-11-15 5.6 Damaged a majority of the buildings in Gunning. Felt strongly in Canberra. [4] Queensland: Gayndah: 1935-04-12 5.4 Caused considerable damage to the town of ...
Both an earthquake and sonic boom shook parts of the Treasure Coast Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.. About three hours apart, the magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck at about 10:48 p.m ...
Florida’s Atlantic coast experienced a rare earthquake overnight, measuing a seafloor-shaking 4.0 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.. The quake occurred at 10:48 p.m. Wednesday ...
In 2019, for instance, Florida recorded at least nine small earthquakes, mostly in the 2.0 magnitude range. In 2020, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Escambia County.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 or larger strikes Australia about once every six to ten years, based on the seismological data collected over the past 150 years. The last-known magnitude 6.0 quake in Australia occurred in 2016 in the Northern Territory. [14] That earthquake occurred as a result of shallow reverse faulting within the Australian ...
The intraplate earthquake measured 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale and its epicenter was located about 250 miles (400 km) west-southwest of Anna Maria, Florida. The event was felt throughout much of the Gulf Coast of the United States and was the second earthquake of magnitude 5 or greater in the Gulf during 2006.
The largest earthquake to affect Florida was in 2006, a 5.9 earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico that rocked Southwest Florida and reportedly shook some buildings in Cape Coral, but caused no serious ...
When Hurricane Helene battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds ...