Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879, to study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards ...
The USGS issued a fact sheet in 2009 stating the estimate of a 7–10% chance of a New Madrid earthquake of magnitude comparable to one of the 1811–12 quakes within the next 50 years, and a 25–40% chance of a magnitude 6 earthquake in the same time frame. [32] In July 2014, the USGS increased the risk assessment for the New Madrid area. [33]
List of earthquakes in 2008. Earthquakes in 2008 resulted in about 88,011 fatalities. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake was the deadliest with 87,587 fatalities, and also the largest at 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale. Other significant earthquakes struck Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Japan, Colombia, and other ...
11 injured [ 2 ] On March 20, 2021 at 18:09 JST (09:09 UTC). The magnitude 6.9 or 7.0 earthquake struck offshore east of Tōhoku, Japan at a depth of 54.0 kilometers (33.6 mi) to 60 kilometers (37 mi). [ 3 ][ 4 ] It had a maximum JMA intensity of Shindo 5+ while on the Mercalli intensity scale, it earned a rating of VII (Very strong). [ 5 ...
Tsunami. 10 cm (0.33 ft) [2] Casualties. 3 dead, 1 injured. An earthquake struck west of Paphos, Cyprus on 11 January 2022, with a moment magnitude of 6.6. [3] The earthquake was the largest tremor to occur in the Mediterranean Sea since the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake, [4] and the largest to occur in Cyprus since 1996. [5]
USGS estimates up to 2 per cent of Morocco's GDP may be affected by quake Death toll reaches 2,681 as injuries rise to 2,501 - state TV IFRC seeks $112 mln to support Morocco quake victims
The IMO said an earthquake of 5.0 magnitude — the largest since seismic activity began on October 25 — was measured by Fagradalsfjall, a volcano located about 19 miles from the capital city of ...
An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth 's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage ...