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May 12, 2023 · A magnitude 5.5 quake centered in the Sierra Nevada’s Lake Almanor resort region struck at 4:19 p.m. Thursday and a magnitude 5.2 aftershock occurred at 3:18 a.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. ABC10 reported local businesses were cleaning up minor damage in the area about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck western Nevada early Friday, shaking residents of an area stretching hundreds of square miles in two states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
May 13, 2023 · The magnitude 5.5 quake was the largest in California since the magnitude 7.1 Ridgecrest sequence in 2019, according to a tweet from former U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones....
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May 21, 2023 · 5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Northern California coastline. A preliminary magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred off the Northern California coast on Sunday. The third notable...
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May 12, 2023 · (Fox News) CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP. East Shore is a tiny community on Lake Almanor in Plumas County, located in the Sierra Nevada. People tweeted that they felt the shaking all the way to...
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May 12, 2023 · According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.4-magnitude quake hit just before 4:20 p.m. PST. It was originally rated a 5.5-magnitude shaker, then downgraded to a 5.4, and has been...
For example, a magnitude 5.3 is a moderate earthquake, and a 6.3 is a strong earthquake. Because of the logarithmic basis of the scale, each whole number increase in magnitude represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude as measured on a seismogram.
