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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck New Zealand, just one day after a devastating cyclone forced a state of emergency across much of the country.. The quake occurred under the Cook Strait ...
CONCORD, Calif. – The San Francisco Bay Area was met with another earthquake on Sunday morning, the second quake to affect the area since Friday. The earthquake happened at about 8:50 a.m. PT ...
Greta Cross, USA TODAY January 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.7 struck the coast of San Francisco on Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey reported.
GeoNet also forecasts earthquake aftershocks for major earthquakes, such as the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. [3] The GeoNet app sends notifications about natural hazards to its users. An example of this is the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, where the app had sent a total of over 109 million notifications within two days. [ 4 ]
As a result, New Zealand has very stringent building regulations. The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935. [3] Quite early on, European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home.
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A 3.4 magnitude earthquake shook the San Jose area Friday afternoon, with no immediate reports of damages.. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.6 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and 7.2–7.4 on the moment magnitude scale. [2] The epicentre was originally assumed to be near Pahiatua, based on the severity of damage, but further analysis of seismograms from the event, the distribution of felt intensities and the location of aftershocks suggested that it was located near Horoeka. [4]