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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_fgOphaFbE New Zealand sits directly on the boundary between the Indo-Australian and Pacific plates — and the Alpine Fault, which runs 600 kilometers along the South Island, last ruptured in 1717. That is over 300 years ago. Current scientific consensus puts the probability of rupture at 75% within the next 50 years, with an 82% …
New York City just shook. That’s rare. Very rare. “On August 5, a small quake hit near Hillsdale, New Jersey. It was felt in parts of New York City.” https://www.fox5ny.com/news/earthquake-reported-nj-miles-outside-nyc A few days earlier, a quake hit Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. That one rattled New York too. https://nypost.com/2025/08/05/us-news/second-earthquake-in-days-strikes-new-jersey-shakes-parts-of-ny/ “Earthquakes don’t happen here much. But when …
via BossBlunts1: WHY THE CFTC NO-ACTION LETTER MATTERS It allows UBS to absorb toxic Credit Suisse swaps quietly — no clearing or margin requirements kick in. It shields these legacy exposures from public scrutiny. It suggests the risk is so large or complex, that the CFTC believes enforcing margin and clearing rules now could cause …
Shaking was reported in parts of Los Angeles Monday morning from a magnitude-5.2 earthquake more than 100 miles away in San Diego County. The quake at about 10:10 a.m. was in the Julian area in east San Diego County, about 130 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Shaking was reported in parts of LA, Grand …
#Kilauea: Increased earthquake activity and ground deformation at Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone began at approximately 3:30am indicating movement of magma in the subsurface. Accordingly, the USGS is raising the Alert Level from Yellow to Orange. https://t.co/QdKFBsVOJN — Artanis 🌋 (@Artanis041) July 23, 2024 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureId=hv74355931&extent=19.33488,-155.27647&extent=19.40281,-155.15974 HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice Volcano: Kilauea Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH Previous …
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Italy’s Campi Flegrei super volcano Monday evening, causing mild damage in the town of Pozzuoli, the epicenter, and as far away as the city of Naples, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) away, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Cracks in walls and falling cornices were reported, …
Magnitude 4.4 Region NEW JERSEY Date time 2024-04-05 21:59:13.3 UTC Location 40.674 ; -74.693 Depth 10 km Distance 29 km WNW of Edison, United States / pop: 102,000 / local time: 17:59:13.3 2024-04-05 9 km NW of Bridgewater, United States / pop: 44,400 / local time: 17:59:13.3 2024-04-05 https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1643007 AC
M 6.1 – 83 km E of Minami-Soma, Japan 2024-04-04 03:16:31 (UTC)37.720°N 141.924°E40.1 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9sq/executive This around 50 miles from Fukushima nuclear power plant Report https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/133852-earthquake-shakes-northeast-japan?page=2 This reports some power outage. https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/04/japan-magnitude-61-offshore-earthquake-occurs-east-of-fukushima-prefecture-at-around-1216-april-4 h/t Remedial_Rebel
As aftershocks continued to rock western China on Wednesday, more than 12,000 people were staying in tents and other shelters, lighting bonfires to fend off the freezing weather Thousands of people are forced out of their homes after 7.1 quake in western ChinaBy KEN MORITSUGU and NG HAN GUANAssociated PressThe Associated PressUCHTURPAN, China UCHTURPAN, China …
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000m2jp/executive Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits off Philippines: USGS https://t.co/cw16DO8sG8 — Jack Straw (@JackStr42679640) January 8, 2024 🚨BREAKING Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits off Sarangani, Philippines – No Tsunami Threat. HOWEVER, interesting enough, last night a video was posted showing millions of fish coming ashore on the beaches of Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines last night! Do you think …
Stay Tuned for Updates https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000m0xl/executive BREAKING: Tsunami warning after major 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits central Japan: agency https://t.co/1T2bSRIPYN — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 1, 2024 https://twitter.com/_/status/1741722420371939347 6.2 Aftershock https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000m0xm/executive https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/ BREAKING: Japan's meteorological agency says "major tsunami" could reach western coast — BNO News (@BNONews) January 1, 2024 WATCH: Tsunami waves observed along the coast …
BREAKING – Emergency response launched after shallow China earthquake: Xinhua https://t.co/HnjXWg43GT — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) December 18, 2023 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljvg/executive Rapid-fire aftershocks. Near a dam on the Yellow River 23:59 An earthquake of around 6.5 magnitude occurred near Jishi Mountain in Linxia, Gansu! Earthquake rapid reporting systems in many places in China have issued warnings! pic.twitter.com/6jsLGDdzgh …
5.6 17 km Deep https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000l8p5/executive At least 128 people were killed and dozens injured in Nepal when a strong earthquake struck the western area of Jajarkot, officials said on Saturday, as houses in the area collapsed and buildings as far as New Delhi in neighbouring India shook. The quake occurred at 11:47 p.m. (1802 GMT) …
HAARP Activation 5.3 10km deep https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000lfq9/executive
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67039463 The United States Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Herat city. It was followed by three very strong aftershocks, measuring magnitude 6.3, 5.9 and 5.5, as well as lesser shocks. https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-herat-afghanistan-ba6f50c0cd0590f179756077f5f01393 Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the …