Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the East Coast shortly after 10:20 a.m. Friday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. (USGS)
The USGS maintains several monitoring instruments around the country for known fault lines and volcanos. Data from these measurements is transmitted in real-time to researchers in California.
A full fault rupture, estimated to be around a 7.5 magnitude, could kill between 3,000 and 18,000 people, according to US Geological Survey and Southern California Earthquake Center.
Time of movement Associated earthquakes Sources ... Illinois, Indiana, United States: Normal fault: Active: 2008 Illinois (M5.4) Wasatch Fault: Utah, United States:
Also, the locations of the known faults are not well determined at earthquake depths. Accordingly, few earthquakes in the region can be unambiguously linked to known faults. Given the current geological and seismological data, it is difficult to determine if a known fault is still active today and could produce a modern earthquake.
The New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the Southern and Midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.
UTC time: 2003-12-22 19:15:56: ISC event: 7215050: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: December 22, 2003 (): Local time: 11:15: Magnitude: 6.6 M w [1] [2]: Depth: 10 mi (16 km) [2] Epicenter: 2]: Type: Blind thrust: Areas affected: Central Coast (California) United States: Total damage: $250–300 million [2] [3]: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe): Casualties: 2 killed 40 injured [2]: The 2003 San ...