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None. On January 31, 1986, at 11:46 EST (03:46 UTC), an earthquake of M b 5.0 struck 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Cleveland, Ohio, and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. [1] The earthquake was felt over a broad area due to its location. Parts of the US such as the District of Columbia, and parts of Ontario, Canada.
Even though Oak Ridge, Tennessee experiences these earthquakes, the nuclear reactors in the city are rated to handle 8.0 magnitude earthquakes. So, if a 7.5 magnitude earthquake were to occur, a meltdown would be highly unlikely. Events of magnitude 5–6 are estimated to occur once every 200 to 300 years. [3]
6.0–6.9. 124. 5.0–5.9. 1,402. ← 2012. 2014 →. This is a list of earthquakes in 2013. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
Hutton's academic research areas in seismology included magnitude measurement, [5] seismotectonics, [6] and the development of the Southern California Seismic Network. [ 7 ] Hutton worked on a project to improve the consistency of the “earthquake catalog”, which is a list of over 400,000 southern California quakes recorded since 1932. [ 3 ]
It has been several years since a magnitude 5.2 or greater earthquake hit Southern California, and Tuesday's quake was the strongest to strike the region in three years. A magnitude 5.3 quake ...
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake just north of Malibu rattled Southern California on Thursday. The temblor struck at 7:28 a.m. and was felt across the region. Significant damage is not expected from an ...
2 lawsuits. Balloonfest '86 was an event in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, held on September 27, 1986, in which the local chapter of United Way set a world record by releasing almost 1.5 million balloons. [2] The event was intended to be a harmless fundraising publicity stunt.
Andrews, who hosts ESPN’s NBA Today and NBA Countdown, was interviewing basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo on Monday when a 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook ESPN’s Los Angeles studios. There was a ...