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  2. What causes earthquakes? The science behind why seismic ... - AOL

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    Multiple notable earthquakes have struck the United States this year, including a powerful quake in California and a historic event on the East Coast earlier in 2024. Strong earthquakes can lead ...

  3. European Alert System - Wikipedia

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    It disseminates a notification to the Council of Europe less than an hour after an earthquake occurrence with a magnitude larger than 6.0 on the Richter scale in any of the states of the Partial Agreement, indicating the localization of the epicentre of the seism and its magnitude. The EUR-OPA secretariat undertakes to confirm the data with the ...

  4. List of volcanoes in Europe - Wikipedia

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  5. Seismic hazard - Wikipedia

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    Surface motion map for a hypothetical earthquake on the northern portion of the Hayward Fault Zone and its presumed northern extension, the Rodgers Creek Fault Zone. A seismic hazard is the probability that an earthquake will occur in a given geographic area, within a given window of time, and with ground motion intensity exceeding a given threshold.

  6. Why the earthquake in Turkey, Syria was so devastating - AOL

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    Registering as a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the Gaziantep event is classified as a “major” earthquake and resulted in significant damage to the region. It broke out near a fault line, which is ...

  7. Seismic risk - Wikipedia

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    Seismic risk or earthquake risk is the potential impact on the built environment and on people's well-being due to future earthquakes. [1] Seismic risk has been defined, for most management purposes, as the potential economic, social and environmental consequences of hazardous events that may occur in a specified period of time.

  8. Iceland volcano – live: Almost 100 earthquakes strike in ...

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    Almost 100 earthquakes shook Iceland from midnight today, as the country remains apprehensive about an imminent eruption.. The strongest earthquake with a magnitude of 3.35 hit Vatnafjoll in South ...

  9. European macroseismic scale - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake is felt indoors by many people, outdoors by few. A few people are awakened. The level of vibration is possibly frightening. Windows, doors and dishes rattle. Hanging objects swing. No damage to buildings. V. Strong The earthquake is felt indoors by most, outdoors by many. Many sleeping people awake. A few run outdoors.