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Is The Ground Beneath Us Getting Restless? Volcanoes Are Waking Up Across America
Lava in Hawaii, seismic shaking in Alaska and underwater rumblings near Oregon. Scientists say it’s not the end of the world, ...
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Monster 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocks US coast prompting tsunami warning
The National Tsunami Warning Center has warned that the quake, which occurred at 12:55 p.m. local time, could generate ...
Volcanoes are turning in their sleep across the US. What does that mean for Washington?
A seismologist from Seattle discussed recent volcanic activity across the United States. Here's what you should know.
Mount Rainier earthquake swarms decline in activity even as strongest registered Friday
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.
What is an earthquake swarm? Washington's most famous volcano records its ‘largest’ one in 15 years
One of the most famous mountains in Washington, Mount Rainier, has been rumbling over the last day due to the amplified ...
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Modern US earthquakes could be century-old aftershocks, study says - CNN
Aftershocks from devastating earthquakes in the 1800s near the Missouri-Kentucky border and in Charleston, South Carolina, may still be occurring, a study found.
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US earthquakes today may be aftershocks from James Madison's time
Earthquakes today in the U.S. could be left over from seismic activity in the 1800s, scientists have found. In a new study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth ...
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Modern earthquakes in US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s ...
The researchers found that approximately 30% of all earthquakes from 1980 to 2016 near the Missouri-Kentucky border, all magnitude 2.5 or greater, were likely aftershocks from the three major ...
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Earthquakes a risk for 75% of US in next century: This map shows where
Nearly 75% of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, could experience a damaging earthquake sometime within the next century, USGS study finds.
Volcanic activity in 4 key US states sparks concern, scientists monitor earthquakes at Mount Rainier; What's happening?
Volcanoes in the United States that have been active since spring woke up, brushed themselves off, and then went back to sleep. Two volcanoes, one in Alaska and one in Hawaii, are experiencing active ...