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California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.
A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Semnan in northern Iran, an area already experiencing heightened tensions due to the ...
As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...
Is a 5.8 magnitude earthquake a big one? Though what is considered a big earthquake varies, significant damage to buildings starts at 6.1 to 6.9 magnitude earthquakes, according to Michigan Tech ...
Colorado has the potential for much larger earthquakes than a 2.9 quake in Dacono on June 13. Here's what to know and when the last earthquake was.
Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...
A recent report presented to city council painted a bleak picture of what a long-feared megathrust earthquake—commonly known ...
A TINY village has been rocked by an earthquake that “sounded like a big explosion”. Comrie in Perth and Kinross was hit by tremors today, the third incident of its kind in the area ...
Q: Why is that? A: A colleague of mine likes to say that the comparison between big and small earthquakes is like the difference between sharks and cows. Think of big earthquakes like sharks and ...