Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 23:02:11 +0000

Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake

RIDGECREST, Calif.  – Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren’t worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicing concerns about the possibility of major aftershocks in the days and even months to come.

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California towns survey quake damage amid more aftershocks

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 23:07:42 +0000

California towns survey quake damage amid more aftershocks

Communities in the Mojave Desert tallied damage and made emergency repairs to cracked roads and broken pipes Friday as aftershocks from Southern California’s largest earthquake in 20 years kept rumbling.

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Southern California rocked by strongest quake in two decades

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 22:00:20 +0000

Southern California rocked by strongest quake in two decades

Southern California was rocked by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake Thursday morning, the US Geological Survey said, with authorities warning that the temblor, the largest in two decades, might not be the day’s last.

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Magnitude  5.9 earthquake shakes Lila, Bohol

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:23:27 +0000

Magnitude  5.9 earthquake shakes Lila, Bohol

MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Lila, Bohol in the early hours of Tuesday, the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. 

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Magnitude 4 tremor hits Moro gulf

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:51:26 +0000

A magnitude 4 earthquake on Sunday hit Moro Gulf that affected Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao del Sur, and Maguindanao, the state volcanology and seismology office said.

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Earthquake in southern China kills 11 people, injures 122

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:00:37 +0000

Earthquake in southern China kills 11 people, injures 122

BEIJING – A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night killed 11 people and injured 122, the local government said.

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Strong quake hits island chain off New Zealand; no tsunami

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:58:38 +0000

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck an arc of islands off New Zealand on Sunday, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it may cause only minor sea level changes in some coastal areas.

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