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Rare Earthquake Warning Issued for Oklahoma
A major increase in seismic activity led to a rare earthquake warning today for Oklahoma from the U.S. Geological Survey and Oklahoma Geological Survey.
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Earthquake in Haiti
Photograph by Shaul Schwarz The devastating January 12 quake registered 7.0 on the Richter scale.
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Washington Monument to Reopen 3 Years After Quake
The Washington Monument, one of the U.S. capital's most recognizable sights, will reopen Monday, nearly three years after sustaining damage from a rare earthquake. The memorial honorin...
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Earthquake rattles Greece, Turkey
An earthquake beneath the sea shook northern Greece and western Turkey Saturday, with more than 100 people reportedly injured in Turkey.
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Tsunami warning issued in Alaska after 8.0 earthquake
A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Alaska's Aleutian Island chain after a powerful earthquake.
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Quakes hits near New Zealand
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean Tuesday, southeast of Raoul Island, New Zealand, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Wastewater 'triggers US quake surge'
Massive injections of wastewater from the oil and gas industry are likely to have triggered a sharp rise in earthquakes in the state of Oklahoma.
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Earthquakes triggered by fracking wastewater in Oklahoma
A new study explains how just four wells forcing massive amounts of drilling wastewater into the ground are probably shaking up Oklahoma. Those wells seem to have triggered more than 100 small-to-medium earthquakes in the past five years, according to a study published Thursday by the journal Science. Many of the quakes were much farther away from the wells than expected.
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Seven earthquakes shake Oklahoma in two days
Seven earthquakes hit Oklahoma over the weekend. Most severe one was a 4.3-magnitude. No injuries were reported.
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Seven earthquakes shake Oklahoma in two days
On Saturday and Sunday in Oklahoma, there were seven earthquakes. You read that right. Not tornadoes. Earthquakes. The most severe temblor registered 4.3 near Langston, the U.S. Geological Survey site showed, delivering a rumble to Logan County, north of Oklahoma City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of damage or major injury on Saturday, CNN affiliate News9 said.
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Mount Fuji Is In A 'Critical State' And Could Be Ready To Blow, Researchers Say
After 307 years, the massive active volcano in Japan may be due for another eruption as a result of a buildup of pressure from the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the country's eastern coast in 2011. While volcano eruptions may often be difficult to predict, a new study published by a team of French and Japanese researchers indicates that Mount Fuji is in a particularly precarious state.
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Eartquake Picture from Zhaotong, Yunnan province, China August 5, 2014.
A child, cuddling a cat, rests under a shelter at the earthquake zone in Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, China August 5, 2014.
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Chile quake hazards remain high
Scientists say the potential remains for further big earthquakes in North Chile, along the stretch of coast hit by a Magnitude 8.2 tremor in April.
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Vanishing canyon has 50 years left
Geologists say the Daan River, which floods regularly and violently, will wipe the gorge off the map in 50 years
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Thousands Of Intense Earthquakes Rock Iceland
Thousands of small intense earthquakes are rocking Iceland amid concerns that one of the country's volcanoes may be close to erupting. Iceland has raised its aviation alert level for the risk of a possible volcanic eruption to orange — the second-most severe level.
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Oklahoma Gets Hit With 20 Earthquakes In One Day
More than 2,500 small earthquakes have hit Oklahoma in the past five years, and scientists have linked nearly all of them to the process of hydraulic fracturing.
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Major 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Reported in Central Peru
A major 6.9-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Peru on Sunday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Earthquake early-warning system gave 10-second alert before Napa quake felt
Sientists at UC Berkeley released a video showing an earthquake early-warning system that sent an alert before the magnitude-6.0 Napa earthquake Sunday morning. Officials said the system provided an alert 10 seconds before the quake was felt.
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Watch what a 6-magnitude earthquake does in China vs. the US
California's Bay Area experienced its strongest earthquake in decades this week, when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Napa County. Over 100 people have been treated for injuries, but no deaths were reported. Earthquakes are much, much more deadly in other parts of the world. Earlier this month, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds in Southwestern China. The video above explains why.
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New satellite maps out Napa Valley earthquake
Scientists have used a new Earth-observation satellite called Sentinel-1A to map the ground movements caused by the earthquake that shook up California's wine-producing Napa Valley on 24 August 2014.
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