An earthquake registering 4.4 Magnitude shook Southern California on St. Patrick’s Day. Time: 2014-03-17 09:25:36 UTC-04:00 Location: 34.135°N 118.486°W (9km NNW of Westwood, California) Depth: 9.9km Nearby Cities 9km (6mi) NNW of Westwood, California 10km (6mi) NW of Beverly Hills, California 12km (7mi) W of Universal City, California 12km (7mi) N of Santa Monica, California […]
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4.4 Earthquake Shakes California
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4.1 Earthquake Hits South Carolina
Event Time 2014-02-15 03:23:38 UTC 2014-02-14 22:23:38 UTC-05:00 at epicenter 2014-02-14 22:23:38 UTC-05:00 system time Location — 33.812°N 82.063°W depth=4.9km (3.0mi) Nearby Cities 12km (7mi) WNW of Edgefield, South Carolina 31km (19mi) NNE of Evans, Georgia 32km (20mi) N of Martinez, Georgia 35km (22mi) NNW of North Augusta, South Carolina 97km (60mi) WSW of Columbia, […]
Scientists Jailed Over Earthquake
ITALY — Six of Italy’s top seismologists and natural disaster scientists, as well as, a government official have been sentenced to prison terms over the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. The quake killed 300 people and destroyed the city. The court ruled the scientists guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to 6 years in jail. Over 5000 […]
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Northeastern United States Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9 – VIRGINIA 2011 August 23 17:51:03 UTC U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 5.9 Date-Time Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 17:51:03 UTC Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 01:51:03 PM at epicenter Location 37.975°N, 77.969°W Depth 1 km (~0.6 mile) (poorly constrained) Region VIRGINIA Distances 6 […]
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Japan Moves 8 Feet and Our Days Are Shortened
Scientists have reported the earthquake moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis. “At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a […]
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Chaos Theory and Tsunami Reach California
Has a tsunami ever affected the United States? Yes… just last week. Chaos Theory Manmade and natural events can change important characteristics of U.S. waterways, ports, and harbors, and investigating those changes are an important responsibility for NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey. Following last week’s tsunami, Coast Survey’s staff and equipment on the West Coast […]
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Flooding From Japan’s Earthquake Tsunami
NASA’s Terra satellite’s first view of northeastern Japan in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami reveal extensive flooding along the coast. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired the top image of the Sendai region on March 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. The lower image, taken by Terra MODIS on February 26, 2011, […]
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