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Residents of Los Angeles were awoken around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday thanks to a 4.2 magnitude earthquake that hit under a mile outside of the city. Deadline reports that the earthquake was originally said to be 4.3 magnitude, but it was later downgraded to a 4.2. Shortly after the initial earthquake, a smaller 3.3 magnitude quake followed. It […]
An earthquake hit near Puerto Rico late Monday, with subsequent reports on its strength stating its magnitude as 6.0. Per U.S. Geological Survey stats cited by the Associated Press, the quake struck approximately 49 miles off the island’s northwest coast at a shallow depth of 6 miles and resulted in three aftershocks varying between 4.7 […]
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck California, with the epicenter being close to Ridgecrest, California. It was originally reported as being a 7.1 but was downgraded a short while later. Prelim M7.1 Earthquake 35.767, -117.605 Jul-06 03:19 UTC, updates https://t.co/uVJBfBodUN — USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) July 6, 2019 A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred […]
Southern California, including the greater Los Angeles area, was just hit with one of the biggest earthquakes the region has experienced in two decades. The long earthquake, which reportedly lasted between 15 and 20 seconds, measured at 6.4 on the Richter scale. Centered in the Searles Valley near Ridgecrest in San Bernardino County, the quake […]
Officials issued a declaration of disaster Friday, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck just outside Anchorage, Alaska. CNN reports the quake occurred at around 8:30 a.m. local time, about 10 miles north of the city. A series of aftershocks began minutes later, triggering a tsunami warning along the Alaskan coast. Thankfully for residents, the warning has since been canceled; […]
