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Why the Tibetan Plateau Is So Seismically Active and Prone to Major Earthquakes
Explore the geological mechanics of the India-Eurasia plate collision, continuous crustal stress accumulation, and faulting across the Roof…
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Tectonic Plate Shifts Cause Earthquakes That Can Collapse Buildings and Trigger Tsunamis
Earthquakes result from sudden energy release along geological faults, with magnitude and depth determining their destructive potential for…
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Underground Aquifers in American Southwest Depleting Faster Than Recharge, USGS and GRACE-FO Data Show
Washington, October 10 — Decades of groundwater monitoring by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and satellite measurements…
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Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Strikes North of Great Falls, Montana
GREAT FALLS, September 22 — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck just north of Great Falls, Montana, on Friday,…
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5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo, USGS Reports
MITSUKAIDŌ, September 21 — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Mitsukaidō in Ibaraki Prefecture, roughly 20 miles (32…
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5.0 Quake Shakes Russia’s Severo-Kuril’sk, No Tsunami Warning Issued
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, August 7 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 49 km southeast of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia, at 14:21 UTC…
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Solomon Islands, no tsunami threat
HONIARA, August 6 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 110 km west of Buala in the Solomon Islands…
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Magnitude 5 quake strikes near Shi Yomi, India, at shallow depth
SHI YOMI, August 5 — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 5 struck 60 kilometres north-northeast of Shi…
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near Sarangani, Philippines
SARANGANI, August 5 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the region southwest of Sarangani, Philippines, early today, with…
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Moderate 5.2 quake hits Sarangani, Philippines, no tsunami threat
SARANGANI, August 5 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 31 km S of Sarangani, Philippines, at 04:25 UTC…
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Magnitude 5.1 shallow quake hits south of Tonga, no tsunami warning
NUKU‘ALOFA, August 4 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of Tonga today, August 04, 2026, at 14:56…
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Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Indonesia’s Ternate region, no tsunami
TERNATE, Aug. 4 — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 127 kilometers northwest of Ternate, Indonesia, on Tuesday at…
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Moderate 5.0 quake shakes Tonga region, no tsunami threat
NUKU’ALOFA, Aug. 2 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck south of Tonga at 15:35 UTC on Aug. 2,…
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Magnitude 5.1 quake hits near Bahía de Lobos, Mexico
BAHÍA DE LOBOS, August 2 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has jolted the Pacific coast of Mexico today,…
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Magnitude 5 quake shakes Changning, China, no tsunami warning
CHANGNING, China, Aug 2 — When the ground shifts beneath a seismically busy corner of China, even a…
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Moderate 5.6 quake shakes New Zealand near Hicks Bay
HICKS BAY, August 2 — A moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 14 km south of Hicks Bay, New…
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Tristan da Cunha region
TRISTAN DA CUNHA, Aug. 1 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the Tristan da Cunha region on Saturday,…
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Deep earthquake shakes Fiji region, no tsunami threat
SUVA, Aug. 1 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on August 1, according…
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Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near Port McNeill, Canada
PORT MCNEILL, August 1 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake, a mid-range jolt in the grand scheme of planetary…
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Indonesia Quake Near Masohi: Moderate 5.1 Magnitude Shakes Region
MASOHI, July 31 — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has recorded a magnitude 5.1 earthquake striking 153 km…
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Magnitude 5.1 quake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, July 30 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 67 kilometers east of this far eastern Russian city…
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Shallow 5.6 quake jolts Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, no tsunami threat
PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE, July 29 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck beneath the remote Pacific-Antarctic Ridge late Wednesday, according…
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Magnitude 5.9 shallow quake hits Kermadec Islands region
KERMADEC ISLANDS, July 29 – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region at 22:27 UTC on…
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Tonga region, no tsunami threat
NUKU’ALOFA, July 29 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of Tonga on Wednesday at 20:52 UTC, according…
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