Earthquake Definition and 172 Threads
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I need help making a relation between piezoelectricity and earthquake
TL;DR Summary: Tasked to formulate an equation relating piezoelectric effect and seismic waves during earthquakes. Using magnitude and distance attenuation to calculate stress/strain on the piezo system from earthquake energy. Need help checking if the basis and idea are correct- SiddSha
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- Earthquake Piezoelectricity
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M 7.6 Earthquake - 209 km depth - midway between Jamaica and Belize
M 7.6 - 209 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands 2025-02-08 23:23:14 (UTC) 17.702°N 82.456°W 10.0 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pcdl/executive Nearby locations George Town, George Town, Cayman Islands210.1 km (130.6 mi) NNEPopulation: 29370 Bodden Town...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Mag 7.0 - Offshore Cape Mendocino, California, 5 Dec, 2024
M 7.0 - 2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75095651/executive 2024-12-05 18:44:19 (UTC) 40.370°N 125.025°W 0.6 km depth Tsunami warning for coastal N. California. Quake and after shocks at the junction of the Gorda plate...- Astronuc
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- california Earthquake
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M6.8 Earthquake, 40 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba
M 6.8 - 40 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000nr0v/executive 2024-11-10 16:49:50 (UTC) 19.812°N 77.039°W 14.0 km depth M 5.9 - 35 km S of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000nr0n/executive 2024-11-10...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Seismic
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M7.1 Earthquake, Hyuganada Sea, E of Kyushu coast
M 7.1 - 2024 Hyuganada Sea, Japan Earthquake https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000nith/executive 2024-08-08 07:42:55 (UTC) 31.719°N 131.527°E 25.0 km depth Interactive Map An aftershock M 5.4 - 7 km WSW of Miyazaki, Japan...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Japan
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M6.8 and M6.3 east of Mindanao, Philippines
M 6.8 - 18 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines (was reported initially as M6.7) https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000nhqc/executive 2024-08-02 22:23:01 (UTC) 8.193°N 126.600°E 25.8 km depth M 6.3 - 36 km E of Barcelona, Philippines...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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M 2.9 Earthquake, Lake Michigan, 39 km ESE of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
M 2.9 - 39 km ESE of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000nhkd/executive 2024-08-02 14:18:57 (UTC) 44.683°N 86.928°W 10.9 km depth An unusual but not very significant earthquake. It got the attention of folks in Milwaukee, WI. Lake Michigan had a 2.9...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Mag 3.4 Earthquake under Lake Ontario, 15 km SW of Henderson, New York
An unusual place for an earthquake. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000n92y/map M 3.4 - 15 km SW of Henderson, New York 2024-06-29 03:45:24 (UTC) 43.759°N 76.331°W 10.0 km depth https://www.yahoo.com/news/earthquake-rocks-upstate-york-usgs-113405947.html- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Lake
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Earthquake precursors associated with the Turkey earthquakes
"Such anomalies are known as earthquake precursors, and although researchers are aware of them, it has been difficult to definitively identify a pattern of so-called red flags that could indicate an impending earthquake. This is because of the complexity of precursor interactions and their...- pinball1970
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- Earthquake
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Adirondack Mountains and earthquakes
A small earthquake was reported in the Adirondack mountains in northern part of NY State, US. M 2.1 - 11 km WNW of Elizabethtown, New York 2024-05-21 15:23:24 (UTC) 44.274°N 73.716°W 7.6 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000n01p/executive...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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If the Moon's Perigee was closer, could that result in earthquakes?
If for any reason, the moon were forced into a more extreme elliptical orbit to earth where its perigee was much closer to earth and its apogee was much farther, what kind of affects would we expect to see? Also, would the moon's perigee cause more frequent or more severe earthquakes?- DeliriousEncore
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- Earthquake Moon
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M 4.8 - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, US
Not a terribly strong earthquake, but it is unusual. It is apparently near the Ramapo fault, whih is part of the Appalachian mountain chain as it curves across NJ into NY and CT. Folks noticed it - and of course, many panicked and called 9-1-1. I have not heard of any injuries or building...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Major Earthquakes - 7.4 (7.2) Mag and 6.4 Mag near Hualien, Taiwan
M 7.4 - 18 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9g4/executive 2024-04-02 23:58:11 (UTC) 23.819°N 121.562°E 34.8 km depth M 6.4 - 11 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9gc/executive...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Seismic
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M7.5 Earthquake, near Anamizu, W Japan
An earthquake struck at 4:10 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), around 42 kilometers (26 miles) northeast of Anamizu in Ishikawa prefecture, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). M 7.5 - 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Japan
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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (19 years ago)
I discovered a video in which various people discuss what they witnessed that day - including some survivors. At the time, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii detected a large earthquake, but initially underestimated the magnitude (M 8.0). Furthermore, they had no instrumentation in...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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M 5.9 - 37 km WNW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China
M 5.9 - 37 km WNW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljvg/region-info 2023-12-18 15:59:30 (UTC) 35.743°N 102.827°E 10.0 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ljvg/executive News agencies report 100 or more people...- Astronuc
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- China Earthquake
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M7.6 Earthquake of coast of Mindinao, Philippines
M 7.6 - Mindanao, Philippines https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000lff4/executive 2023-12-02 14:37:03 (UTC) 8.527°N 126.449°E 32.8 km depth Numerous aftershocks in the Mag 4+ to 5+ range. M 6.4 - 47 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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M 6.7 - 98 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M 6.7 - 98 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu ( northern Vanuatu ~ 100km E of Santo) 2023-11-22 04:47:33 (UTC) 14.985°S 167.983°E 22.5 km depth from my seismo .....- davenn
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- Earthquake
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Mag 2.7 earthquake in Cornwall, 19 Nov 2023
Cornwall shaken by 2.7 magnitude earthquake https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c724le759lro That's not a significant earthquake, unless one's house is near the epicenter. Residents in Helston, Penzance and Camborne reported feeling the tremors. Some of my ancestors were from that area, and I...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Magnitude
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M6.7 earthquake in Philippines off S coast of Mindinao
M 6.7 - 26 km WSW of Burias, Philippines https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000lp12/executive 2023-11-17 08:14:13 (UTC) 5.587°N 125.051°E 78.0 km depth https://apnews.com/article/philippines-earthquake-mindanao-688f1e3b08854f31e92eaf1fd12e0bcb The earthquake was reported as...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Rare 5.3 Mag earthquake jolts West Texas
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/rare-5-3-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-west-texas/ar-AA1jBhJ8 M 5.2 - Coalson Draw, Texas https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/tx2023vxae/executive 2023-11-08 10:27:49 (UTC) 31.622°N 103.982°W 7.4 km depth There was an unusal set of...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Magnitude
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M7.1 Earthquake, Banda Sea, Indonesia + aftershocks
M 7.1 - Banda Sea - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000l9h4/executive 2023-11-08 04:53:51 (UTC) 6.456°S 129.513°E 10.0 km depth Fairly shallow Aftershocks in the 4-6 M range, but one at M 6.7 - Banda Sea 2023-11-08 13:02:06 (UTC) 6.146°S 129.914°E 10.0 km depth...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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M 7.2 - 98 km S of Sand Point, Alaska; Shishaldin Volcano erupting
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000kg30/executive M 7.2 - 98 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 2023-07-16 06:48:22 (UTC) 54.460°N 160.760°W 32.6 km depth There is some speculation that the Mag 7.2 earthquake may be indicative of an imminent eruption of the Shishaldin Volcano...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Volcano
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M5.5, Lake Almanor near Chester, California
https://www.chicoer.com/2023/05/11/earthquake-shakes-north-state/ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=40.16313,-121.3076&extent=40.34393,-120.94368&listOnlyShown=true&baseLayer=terrain https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73886731/executive M 5.5 - 4km SW of East...- Astronuc
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- california Earthquake Lake
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M7.6 Earthquake Off Tonga - 2023-05-10
M 7.6 - 95 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga 2023-05-10 16:02:00 (UTC) 15.600°S 174.608°W 210.1 km depth A decent event that maxed out my seismo for some minutes https://www.sydneystormcity.com/seismograms.htm As it will disappear off my seismo in around 20 hours ( from time of writing this) a screen...- davenn
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- Earthquake Seismology
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I Can Ground Penetrating Radar Help Locate Earthquake Survivors?
Hello : As the news coming from Syria and Turkey about earthquake devastation, is it possible to use ground penetrative radar or sound identification and wave frequency spectrum analysis to locate survivours ? The human sound are in the range of 20 kHz shouldnt we be able to use microphones...- hagopbul
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- Earthquake Ground Radar Spectrum analyzer
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Java Mag 5.6 earthquake - Java, Indonesia
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ir9t/executive M 5.6 - 18 km WSW of Ciranjang-hilir, Indonesia 2022-11-21 06:21:10 (UTC) 6.853°S 107.095°E 10.0 km depth - relatively shallow https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ir9t/region-info City of Cianjur had...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Java
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Mag 5.3 earthquake - 39 km WSW of Mentone, Texas
M 5.3 - 39 km WSW of Mentone, Texas 2022-11-16 21:32:44 (UTC) 31.634°N 104.005°W 8.3 km depth - relatively shallow https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/tx2022wmmd/executive Some 90 km (56 mi) SSE of Carlsbad, New Mexico - in an unpopulated area of the Llano Estacado (Staked...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Using Seismic Waves detected at 4 Seismometers to determine the Epicenter
My first attempt was to work with the the difference in arrival times, but that didnt account for the focus to be under the epicenter. So I tried again in combination with the angle between the stations but have not arrived at a clear solution.- Ira_anabelle
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- Earthquake Mechanics Seismic Waves
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Mag 7.6 earthquake near Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M 7.6 - 66 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000iitd/executive 2022-09-10 23:46:57 (UTC) 6.256°S 146.469°E 90.0 km depth https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/earthquake-of-magnitude-7-6-strikes-papua-new-guinea/ar-AA11GO6l- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Dark fiber optic cables as Earthquake detectors
Hello, Recently while familiarizing myself with the rodent menace affecting Fiber optic networks, I came across this rather novel use for the dark, or unused fibers in buried cables. The method apparently holds a lot of promise as well as significant advantages over many current Seismology...- Oldman too
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- Cables Detectors Earthquake Fiber Fiber optic Optic
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Mechanical Waves Recorded after an Earthquake
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- Earthquake Length Longitudinal waves Mechanical Mechanical waves Speed Transverse wave Waves
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M6.0 Earthquake and aftershocks, Island of Crete, Greece
M 6.0 - 7 km NNW of Thrapsanón, Greece https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000fes8/executive 2021-09-27 06:17:22 (UTC) 35.252°N 25.260°E 8.7 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000fes8/region-info https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58705376...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Mag 7.0 Earthquake - Acapulco, Mexico
M 7.0 - Acapulco, Mexico https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000f93v/executive 2021-09-08 01:47:47 (UTC) 16.982°N 99.773°W 20.0 km depth Waiting to see if it gets upgraded...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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M 7.2 earthquake in Haiti August 14
Wikipedia article (still rapidly evolving of course) USGS estimates 1000-10,000 deaths as most likely scenario, most likely the deadliest earthquake this year: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f65h/executive Edit: An hour later the most likely scenario is now over 100,000...- mfb
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- Earthquake
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Mag 8.2 Earthquake and aftershocks ~ 104 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak0219neiszm/executive https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak0219neiszm/region-info 2021-07-29 06:15:47 (UTC) 55.325°N 157.841°W 32.2 km depth A lot of aftershocks...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Earthquake swarm near Salton Sea, S. California
M 4.9 - 4km NE of Westmorland, CA https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci39641528/executive 2020-10-01 00:31:27 (UTC) 33.056°N 115.590°W 11.5 km depth M 4.5 - 4km NE of Westmorland, CA https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci39643328/executive 2020-10-01 03:36:34...- Astronuc
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- california Earthquake
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Aftershock of Nevada Earthquake Felt in California
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/15/tonopah-nevada-earthquake-aftershocks-california/5196985002/ Woke me up at 4AM. I am 150 miles North West of the quake- gmax137
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- california Earthquake
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What is the maximum depth to which a P-wave ray can travel?
I've created an excel spreadsheet with the given model in addition to calculating radius of the layer by subtracting depth from 6371. I've calculated Zf. I've also found what I think is vs by doing alpha * (radius column/6371), but that could be wrong. I know I need to find where 20/6371 =...- peeballs
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- Depth Earth Earthquake Flat earth Geophysics Maximum Ray Travel
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Solving for earthquake transit time via Snell's Law
I was told to solve the second equation above for x to get l2 and l2, but that only gets me those in terms of other unknowns. I'm assuming I just need to solve t for my knowns, but I keep getting caught up by my unknowns. i.e., solving for x gives x = (l2*L*v2)/(l1*v1+l2*v2). Please note "l" is...- peeballs
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- Earthquake Geophysics Law Snell's law Time Transit Velocity
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Mag 6.5 Earthquake near Challis, Idaho
M 6.5 - 72km W of Challis, Idaho, https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70008jr5/executive 2020-03-31 23:52:31 (UTC) 44.448°N 115.136°W 10.0 km depth followed by M 4.8 - 38km SW of Challis, Idaho, https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak020485mtmv/executive...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Mag 5.7 earthquake, Salt City, UT
5.7 magnitude earthquake in Utah knocks out power to thousands and diverts flights https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/us/utah-earthquake/index.html M 5.7 - 6km NNE of Magna, Utah, 15.8 km (9.8 mi) E of Salt Lake City https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu60363602/executive 2020-03-18...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Salt
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Is a 10.0 earthquake actually possible?
Is a 10.0 magnitude earthquake theoretically possible? The most -powerful quake ever recorded was a 9.5, which occurred just off the coast of Chile on May 22nd, 1960.- ElliotSmith
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- Earthquake
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Predicting tsunamis, what to measure from earthquake data?
I have a project to create a program to predict tsunami possibility by gathering data and finding pattern from previous earthquakes. It would be using neural network. But I don't really know what I should consider from the data. Is it the magnitude that cause the tsunami? Or is it the depth...- panxi
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- Data Earthquake Measure
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Mag 6.1 Earthquake, Waitara, NZ - very deep 227.3 km
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000hiup/executive M 6.1 - 64km ESE of Waitara, New Zealand 2018-10-30 02:13:39 (UTC) 39.054°S 174.977°E 227.3 km depth - every deep Yesterday, a Mag 6.3 in Drake Passage, south of Patagonia...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Mag 5.5 Earthquake, Romania and Earthquakes in Ionian Sea
I noticed a relatively strong earthquake in SE Europe this weekend. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000hi43/executive M5.5 - 16km SE of Comandau, Romania 2018-10-28 00:38:11 (UTC) 45.652°N 26.403°E 151.0 km depth - very deep Then I noticed several earthquakes in the Ionian...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Mag 7.8 Earthquake, 101km ESE of Suva, Fiji
M 7.8 - 101km ESE of Suva, Fiji 2018-09-06 15:49:14 UTC Location 18.494°S 179.332°E, 608.6 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000h9e2#executive Very deep. A number of deep aftershocks have occurred. Potential for Mag 8 earthquakes in that region - along the Tonga...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake
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Mag 6.7 earthquake near Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
USGS reports M 6.6 - 27km E of Tomakomai, Japan 2018-09-05 18:07:58 UTC 42.671°N, 141.933°E 33.4 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000h8ty#executivePowerful M6.7 earthquake rocks Hokkaido, causing massive landslides; nine dead and 31 reported missing...- Astronuc
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- Earthquake Japan
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Mag. 7 Indonesia Earthquake - 5th August 2018
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/106031224/magnitude-7-quake-strikes-indonesias-lombok-island-indonesian-officials-say-tsunami-possible- StevieTNZ
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- Earthquake
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Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake in Hawaii versus on the Hayward Fault -- What am I missing?
How come I saw a video of a magnitude 6.9 earthquake on the island of Hawaii on the evening news just now, and the grocery store products were not even falling off the shelves (and no deaths or injuries), versus the same magnitude earthquake prediction here on top of the Hayward Fault (east of...- berkeman
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- Earthquake Fault Magnitude
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