Showing posts with label earthquake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earthquake. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

8.8 Magnitude Earthquake off Russia’s coast is among strongest ever recorded

Earthquake off Russia’s coast is among strongest ever recorded

Clip from Article: "...The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula could be among the six strongest on record, according to U.S. geological authorities. ..."

Reference Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Friday, September 8, 2017

Mexico Earthquake, Strongest in a Century, Kills Dozens

Mexico Earthquake, Strongest in a Century, Kills Dozens

Clip from Article: "...The most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in 100 years struck off the nation’s Pacific Coast late Thursday, rattling millions of residents in Mexico City with its violent tremors, killing at least 32 people and leveling some areas in the southern part of the country, closer to the quake’s epicenter..."

Reference Source: www.nytimes.com

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

Japan devastated by 8.9-magnitude quake, tsunami

Clip from Article: "...HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - A bulldozing tsunami triggered by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake devastated the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, turning cars into driftwood, washing away neighborhoods and leaving this industrialized country bracing for an epic humanitarian disaster. ..."

Reference Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Friday, December 31, 2010

Quake largest recorded at epicenter site

Quake largest recorded at epicenter site

Clip from Article: "...Thursday morning’s magnitude 3.8 earthquake was the largest ever recorded within a 62-mile radius of the quake’s epicenter, located 5 miles southeast of Greentown in Howard County, said Julie Dutton, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center...."

Reference Source: www.news-sentinel.com

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Is the world falling apart?

Killer Quakes on Rise With Cities on Fault Lines: Roger Bilham


Clip from Article: "...Is the world falling apart? Surely it isn’t, though this year’s frequent earthquakes and the occasional volcano have left an exceptional path of ruin and misery, raising concerns that something very unusual is occurring...."


Reference Source: www.businessweek.com