A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand’s central North Island on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage, though parliament in Wellington was briefly suspended after the quake at 3:13 p.m. local time.
For more info, please read the original article by Bloomberg:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-30/magnitude-6-2-earthquake-strikes-new-zealand-s-north-island
With the help of artificial intelligence, scientist say changes in the way can analyze seismic data can help better understand earthquakes and provide a more accurate early warnings. The believe AI can help with new insights.
For more info, please read the original article by Seattle Times:
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A 6.4 magnitude quake strikes near the coastal region of Argentina’s Ushuaia this morning. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake. The USGS has so far said buildings in the region are built to survive earthquake impacts, but some are still prone to damage.
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A seismograph data from the University of Utah a 2.8-magnitude earthquake hit Tuesday night around 10:30 p.m. under the Wasatch Range.
For more info, please read the original article by Fox 13:
https://fox13now.com/2018/10/24/small-earthquake-hits-near-bountiful/
According to the USGS, the four quakes hit between 5.39am and 6.36am GMT on Monday. There are no reports of casualties or damage from the quakes and no tsunami warning.
For more info, please read the original article by Evening Standard:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/canada-earthqaukes-four-quakes-hit-off-the-coast-of-british-columbia-including-68-magnitude-tremor-a3967676.html
Earthquake don’t kill people- buildings do, or bridges, or failing dams, or fires from ruptured gas lines. Nothing makes a bigger difference in an earthquake’s death toll than infrastructure, especially when population is dense. Tsunamis are devastating —inescapable and nearly unsurvivable if you’re in their path. They usually occur by […]
On Thursday was the 10th anniversary of the ShakeOut, an earthquake drill that has expanded to seismic-prone areas across the globe. Forrest Lanning, earthquake program manager in California for FEMA, warned the handful of reporters in attendance at the Berkeley event that many Californians will be “on their own” after […]
Good news the system being built for California, Oregon and Washington detects an earthquake is occurring and sends out alerts that may give warnings of few seconds to perhaps a minute before shaking arrives at locations away from the epicenter. The alerts are ready to be used more broadly, but […]
