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How earthquakes are measured
CNN· 10 months agoMeasuring earthquakes is no easy task, given they strike suddenly and sometimes at global scale. When the Earth’s crust shifts abruptly, an earthquake...
What triggers an earthquake and how are they measured? A California physicist answers
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn Thursday afternoon, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Northern California, its epicenter at Lake...
Is a 4.8-magnitude earthquake big? How earthquakes are measured
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 weeks ago(WHTM) – Earthquakes are large seismic events that occur when tectonic plates manage to move under,...
An earthquake shook Northern California. Here’s why some people felt it and others didn’t
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSome residents felt the moderate earthquake Thursday that jolted parts of Northern California while...
How strong is a 4.8 earthquake? Quake magnitudes explained.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck New Jersey on Friday generated shaking that could be felt...
Multiple earthquakes shake Columbia area, marking strongest ones felt in years
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoThe strongest earthquakes to hit central South Carolina in years rattled the area Wednesday, shaking...
This Midwest state rarely has earthquakes. Then a 4.2 quake rumbled through.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNebraska experienced a rare, magnitude 4.2 earthquake Sunday afternoon that set floors shaking and...
Scientists Find Earthquake Precursor That Could Give Us a Two-Hour Warning
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoEarthquake Precursor Could Give Two-Hour Warningadventtr - Getty Images Detecting earthquakes is...
Strongest earthquake in decades startles Buffalo, upstate New York
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA small earthquake rumbled through Buffalo and western New York Monday morning, alarming people in a...
Here are notable earthquakes felt in the NYC region
ABC News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the New York City region Friday morning -- marking one of the strongest earthquakes on the East Coast in the last...
