What is considered a big earthquake?
After an estimated 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Reno yesterday, Nevadans may wonder: what is considered a big earthquake?
Earthquake rattles northwestern Nevada on Monday afternoon, estimated at 5.8
An earthquake jolted western Nevada on Monday afternoon, with the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at UNR reporting a ...
5.5 earthquake rattles northwestern Nevada on Monday afternoon
An earthquake jolted western Nevada on Monday afternoon, with the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at UNR reporting a ...
AOL9 天
Earthquakes happen all the time, you just can't feel them. A guide to how they're measured
About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. Most are tiny and barely noticed by people living where they happen. But some are ...
The New York Times9 天
7.0 Quake Rattles Northern California, Prompting a Brief Tsunami Warning
The epicenter was in remote spot offshore. So the earthquake, while powerful, caused limited damage. By Amy GraffShawn Hubler and Thomas Fuller Amy Graff and Thomas Fuller reported from San ...
CBS News8 天
7.0 earthquake hits off Northern California coast; tsunami warning canceled
A large, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. The warning was later ...
USA Today8 天
Earthquake-generated tsunamis not uncommon in US. How bad can they get and where do they hit?
The warnings were put to use on Thursday when people in the northern portion of California were sent tsunami alerts moments after a 7.0 earthquake struck just off the coast of Humboldt county at ...
ABC News8 天
7.0 magnitude earthquake reported off Northern California coast, tsunami warning canceled
The epicenter was near Petrolia, in Humboldt County, the USGS said. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States ...
USA Today9 天
'Swaying back and forth': Magnitude 7 earthquake, aftershocks rock California
SAN FRANCISCO ‒ A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the town of Petrolia on Thursday at 10:44 a.m. local time, generating a now discontinued tsunami warning that stretched from southern ...
Business Standard10 天
Telangana hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake: Here's why it is unusual
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hit Telangana's Mulugu district on Wednesday morning, with tremors felt in Hyderabad and parts of Andhra Pradesh as well, according to the National Center for Seismology ...