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How often do earthquakes happen? Another 2.3-magnitude earthquake shakes Knoxville
Another 2.3 earthquake shook East Tennessee on July 27, according to the United States Geological Survey. The minor ...
Mount Rainer earthquake swarm is the largest ever recorded
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK — An earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier that started on July 8 is considered one of the largest ...
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Google turned millions of phones into surprisingly effective earthquake detectors
Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.
USGS reports 6.6 magnitude quake Southwest of Samoa’s capital, no tsunami warning issued
A strong earthquake hit near Samoa. The US Geological Survey reported the event. It measured 6.6 in magnitude. The location ...
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday’s earthquake was notable
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...
Quake strikes 24 hours after GOP senator warns Trump’s public radio cuts threaten disaster alerts
A powerful earthquake struck a Republican senator's home state Wednesday. Just a day earlier, she'd slammed budget cuts that ...
7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Prompts a Tsunami Alert on the Alaska Coast
A tsunami warning that was then downgraded to an advisory was triggered by a 7.3-magnitude quake in the Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday, according to data from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System, which is ...