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USGS: Risk of 2016 quake increases, especially in Oklahoma
This image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows the USGS forecast for damage from natural and induced earthquakes in the U.S. in 2016. Federal scientists say the chance of damaging earthquakes hitting east of the Rockies has increased … Continue reading
Subducting seamounts blocked a big quake in Chile
Map of Chile?s coastline showing the locations of the April 2014 earthquake and the seamounts that may have prevented the rupture from propagating farther. Credit: K. Cantner, AGI, adapted from Geersen et al., Nature Communications, 2015. Chile, which lies above … Continue reading
EU finds irregularities in L’Aquila quake funds
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Fourth sea quake off Calabria in three days
(ANSA) – Catanzaro, November 1 – The sea floor moved in a 3.1 magnitude quake off Calabria Friday but no effects were felt on land, the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said. It was the fourth quake there … Continue reading