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Apr 28, 2024 · At 4:19 AM (local time) on August 02, 1968 an earthquake with an intensity of VIII in the Rossi-Forel Intensity Scale rocked the town of Casiguran, Aurora. This was considered the most severe and destructive earthquake experienced in the Philippines during the last 20 years. Two hundred seventy (270) persons were killed and 261 were injured as ...
3 days ago · The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on California's Central Coast on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of the San Andreas Fault System and was named for the nearby Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
May 4, 2024 · Map depicting the intensity of shaking experienced during the Chile earthquake, February 27, 2010. (more) The magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck at 3:34 am. The epicentre was located some 200 miles (325 km) southwest of the Chilean capital of Santiago, and the focus occurred at a depth of about 22 miles (35 km) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
May 2, 2024 · Earthquake magnitude is the amount of energy released during an earthquake, which is measured on the Moment Magnitude scale. The fundamental controls on earthquake shaking (earthquake "intensity') at a given location are the magnitude of the event, and the distance from the epicenter and depth to the hypocenter.
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May 2, 2024 · This is according to a new study by Northwestern University, as Phys.org reports. This presents a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant ...
1 day ago · Intensity Scale. Description. I. Scarcely Perceptible- Perciptible to people under favorable circumstance. Delicately balanced objects are disturbed slightly. Still Waater in containers oscillates slowly. II. Slightly Felt - Felt by few individuals at rest indoors. Hanging objects swing slightly.
