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Seismicity has decreased” from 30 events per hour at the peak to a few per hour as of Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday.
The fault has moved the curbs as much as a handspan, around 18 centimeters, since the time they were installed, up to 60 ...
A doomsday tsunami is likely to strike the US in the near future, but scientists say it's better if it hits sooner rather ...
Hundreds of earthquakes have been detected at Mount Rainier so far Tuesday morning in the largest such swarm at the active stratovolcano since 2009, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Mount Rainier on Tuesday experienced its largest seismic activity since 2009, with a swarm of small earthquakes detected.
The number and size of Texas quakes increased dramatically around 2010 when well injection became the common disposal method.
The warning affected a narrow, but densely populated area that included downtown Chicago. Flash flooding was seen from the downtown area through the West Side along the Eisenhower Expressway to Oak ...
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast early Thursday morning, but it was not strong enough to cause a tsunami.
Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contested wildfire hazard map. The repeal measure passed the state House on Tuesday with just one vote opposed. It previously passed the state ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building codes ...