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A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

A series of small earthquakes shook the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Dr. Jitendra Singh recalled the significant role Gujarat played in pioneering disaster management efforts post the devastating Gujarat earthquakes.

A mild earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale struck Assam's Karbi Anglong on Saturday, February 15 evening, at 8:30 PM IST, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Several minor earthquakes were recorded in southeastern Ohio last week. A magnitude 3.1 earthquake, with an epicenter 3 miles north-northwest of Oak Hill in the southern ...

When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes the shaking of an earthquake. Earthquakes happen most often where tectonic plates meet. Tectonic plates are pieces of crust that fit ...

FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THANKS, GRIFFIN. A SMALL EARTHQUAKE SHOOK PART OF THE UPSTATE THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE 1.64 MAGNITUDE QUAKE HAPPENED ...

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The U.S ...