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  2. What cities are most at risk of a strong earthquake? Here's ...

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    The report additionally found that 37 states have experienced earthquakes greater than a magnitude 5 over the past two centuries, "highlighting a long history of seismic activity across this ...

  3. Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Pacific nation of Vanuatu ...

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    The earthquake occurred in one of "the world’s most seismically active" areas, according to USGS. At least 24 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or larger have occurred within 155 miles of the most ...

  4. List of earthquakes 2021–present - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of significant earthquakes from 2021–2030, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused human fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included.

  5. Iceland volcano – live: Eruption could obliterate town after ...

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    The earth is at its most restless in Iceland right now. The Reykjanes peninsula, southwest of Reykjavik, is seething with seismic activity sparking hundreds of small earthquakes .

  6. ShakeMap - Wikipedia

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    According to the USGS, "ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes. These maps are used by federal, state, and local organizations, both public and private, for post-earthquake response and recovery, public and scientific information, as well as for preparedness exercises and ...

  7. International Seismological Centre - Wikipedia

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    The main scientific goal of the centre is the definitive compilation of earthquake information and the readings on which they are based. Collection of reports of earthquake effects is also an important part of its operation and the Centre recomputes the location and occurrence time of earthquakes worldwide, making use of all available information.

  8. At least 126 killed in 7.1-magnitude Tibet earthquake as ...

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    A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and flattening hundreds of houses and causing ...

  9. Hotspot (geology) - Wikipedia

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    A hotspot's position on the Earth's surface is independent of tectonic plate boundaries, and so hotspots may create a chain of volcanoes as the plates move above them. There are two hypotheses that attempt to explain their origins. One suggests that hotspots are due to mantle plumes that rise as thermal diapirs from the core–mantle boundary. [2]