By ROBERT A. GUTH Communities in Northern California were cleaning up debris Sunday following a powerful offshore earthquake that downed power lines and rattled residents, who escaped with only minor injuries. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.5, struck at 4:27 p.m. Saturday about 29 miles southwest of Eureka Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake -- which could be felt from Eugene, Ore., to the north to Capitola, Calif., a...
How earthquakes and tsunamis happen
MSNBC
MSNBC
Earthquakes and tsunamis can often go hand-in-hand. Tsunamis, which can travel over the ocean surface from many hundreds of miles, can be generated when chunks of the planet's crust separate under the seafloor, causing...
Quakes barely disturb Earth's rhythms
MSNBC
MSNBC
Sunday's magnitude-7.2 earthquake that rocked northern Mexico and parts of Southern California was barely worth noting compared with the ongoing, major forces that shape planet Earth. In a geologic sense, there are...
Earthquake reported in Bay of Fundy
CBC
CBC
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Bay of Fundy on Sunday afternoon. Scientists say the epicentre was offshore, close to Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick and about 90 kilometres northwest of Yarmouth, N.S....
Two earthquakes rock the nation
Taipei Times
Taipei Times
By Shelley Shan STAFF REPORTER Two earthquakes above magnitude 5 rocked the nation yesterday morning, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday. No immediate damage was reported. A magnitude 5.4 quake occurred at...
Strong quakes hit Papua New Guinea
NZ Herald
NZ Herald
6:39 AM Monday Jul 19, 2010 Email Print SYDNEY - Two strong earthquakes struck off the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea late last night, a US monitor said. There were no immediate reports of casualty or...
Moderate earthquake hits northeastern Taiwan
MSNBC
MSNBC
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck at sea off northeastern Taiwan. No casualties or damage was immediately reported from the Friday morning quake, and no tsunami warning was issued. Taiwan's...
When Was the Last Earthquake Near Washington, D.C.?
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
The mild, 3.6-magnitude earthquake that rattled Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area at 5:04 a.m. local time was the largest earthquake to strike near the nation's capital since 1984. On April 23 of that year,...
Strong earthquakes strike off Papua New Guinea
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
SYDNEY -- Two strong earthquakes struck off the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea late Sunday, a U.S. monitor said....
Strong earthquakes strike off Papua New Guinea; no tsunami or reports of casualties
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
SYDNEY (AP) — Two strong earthquakes struck off the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea late Sunday, a U.S. monitor said. There were no immediate reports of casualty or damage. The first quake, a...
Magnitude-3.8 earthquake strikes Northern Calif
Fresno Bee
Fresno Bee
The Associated Press Share thefresnobee_994:/2010/07/10/2001836/magnitude-38-earthquake-strikes.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name...
Why some earthquakes unleash tsunamis and others don't
The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor
In late 2004 and early 2005, disastrous earthquakes shook Sumatra, an island in western Indonesia. The two earthquakes, both among the biggest on record, struck just months apart along the same fault, yet the first quake...
Quakes, aftershocks hit South
Inquirer
Inquirer
THREE major undersea earthquakes and a series of aftershocks struck off Mindanao early Saturday morning, officials said, but they occurred at such great depths that their impact dissipated and there were no reports of...




