Strong earthquake off southern Japan sparks new concern over major quakes
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday.
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A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday.
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Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey.
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Two elderly residents died, 12 others injured and businesses and homes damaged when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake followed by nearly 80 aftershocks rocked the Humboldt County coastline Tuesday.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake followed by three aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 3.5 to 2.8 rumbled through the South Bay Tuesday, rattling windows, shelves and nerves all across the Bay Area.
They ranged in size from magnitude-2.6 to magnitude-3.5.
The swarm slowed down Thursday, but at least four earthquakes of magnitude 3 or larger were recorded in the first seven hours of the day, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The swarm is taking place in the Brawley seismic zone.
According to seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, in just two and a half hours, the swarm had 45 quakes over 3.0.
Since the magnitude 4.5 earthquake that shook Angelenos out of bed on Friday night, several smaller quakes have hit this week — including a magnitude 3.2 near Rancho Cucamonga and a 3.3 near Lake Elsinore.
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The first quakes happened at 1:39 a.m., and most of the them were minor, ranging in strength from magnitude-2.0 to 4.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Caltech researchers now say those two earthquakes, which were felt throughout Southern California and in Nevada, weren't produced by just one fault – they were the result of 20 or more faults releasing energy seconds apart.
The Golden State lived up to its "earthquake country" nickname because there were a total of six earthquakes of magnitude-3.5 or greater Tuesday.
It goes without saying, but bears repeating -- the Southland had two major quakes in the past week. Disaster supplies could be coming in handy right about now.
Many said they didn't want anything over their heads.
The quake struck at 8:21 p.m. and was centered in the same location as Thursday's. 6.4.
This large 7.1 quake, said the mayor, should come with a reminder.
Over the past three weeks, more than 1,000 small earthquakes have hit Southern California — mostly in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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