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Massive M 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea

A powerful seismic shock hit the Caribbean Sea near Jamaica and Cuba raising alerts for potential tsunamis. The earthquake struck on Tuesday, January 28, 2020; the fault rupture associated with this...

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Powerful M 6.7 earthquake struck Turkey: At least 31 casualties

At least 31 people were reported dead and numerous were injured after a massive earthquake struck in eastern Turkey. The temblor occurred at 9:00 pm local time, on Friday, January 24, 2020, in Turkey...

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Puerto Rico's terrain changed after a series of earthquakes hit the region

NASA is currently examining satellite imagery data to determine the landscape changes in Puerto Rico caused by a series of earthquakes. Numerous seismic shocks (around 2,000) have recently struck Pue...

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Hundreds of earthquakes struck Puerto Rico within 10 days

More than 500 tremblors have struck Puerto Rico during a 10-day period. On December 28, 2019, a M 4.7 earthquake followed by another M 5.0 shock struck the Southwestern part of Puerto Rico resulting...

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NASA's InSight Lander investigates quakes in Mars

InSight Lander, NASA's first mission to explore Mars' geology, is investigating the Red Planet's interior via recording tremblors known as "‘Marsquakes". NASA's InSight is the first vehicle to detect...

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Massive earthquake struck Philippines

A M 6.8 earthquake struck the southern part of the Philippines resulting in at least 3 fatalities. According to recent information, at least 49 more people have been injured and 5,700 evacuated. The...

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M 6.4 earthquake struck Albania: 51 people dead

A M 6.4 earthquake struck Albania on November 26, 2019, causing 51 fatalities, numerous injuries and infrastructure damage. The shock was the strongest that Albania has experienced in 40 years and it...

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New study shows that seasons affect the impact of earthquakes

According to a new study, recently published in Seismological Research Letters, the season an earthquake strikes may affect the ground's response and the damage on infrastructure. The research team f...

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2 strong earthquake hit Philippines: At least 14 fatalities

At least 14 people died after 2 earthquakes struck the southern part of Philippines. The first seismic shock (M 5.6) occurred on October 29, 2019, and it was followed by a M 6.5 tremblor 2 days later...

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Deep landslides triggered by the 1964 Alaska earthquake were not re-activated in the 2018 Anchorage earthquake

According to a new study, published in Seismological Research Letters, the deep landslides that were triggered by the massive M 9.2 Alaska earthquake in 1964 were not re-activated by the M 7.1 earthq...

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