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The most recent earthquakes mean at least 129 have been detected in the Palmetto State since the start of 2022, according to South Carolina DNR. All but 24 of the quakes have been in the Midlands.
The most recent one, a 2.3 magnitude temblor, happened just after midnight on Monday near the south end of Lake Lanier, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.3 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere; 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.0 earthquake with an epicenter 120 miles (190 km) southwest of American Samoa generated tsunami waves up to 16 feet (5 m), killing 34 people in American Samoa and causing extensive damage [39]
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook central Oklahoma late Friday night and was felt over a 200-mile radius from Kansas to Texas and Arkansas, a scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey said.
According to the Geological Survey, Friday's 4.8 magnitude earthquake was the strongest to hit New Jersey in nearly 250 years. But Scott Brandenberg, a professor of civil and environmental ...
The strongest earthquake to hit the region since 1984. One house partially collapsed, and cracks in walls appeared in some others. [334] - - 13 [335] South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region 6.1 10.0 IV Aftershock of the 8.1 earthquake 16 hours earlier. - - 14 [336]
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 607 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
A middle-of-the-night 3.4-magnitude earthquake rattled the Reno area in Nevada, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 4-mile deep quake hit 4 miles from Spanish Springs, northeast of Reno, at 1 ...