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8:05pm Jun 11, 2019

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Cleveland Area Rattled By 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake

by Dani Matias

Nearly 9,000 Ohio residents reported feeling tremors because of an earthquake centered under Lake Erie. Since 1823, the northeastern Ohio seismic zone has had "moderately frequent earthquakes."
U.S. Geological Survey

11:12am Feb 22, 2019

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7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Ecuador's Border With Peru

by Bill Chappell

The earthquake's epicenter was far inland, away from the country's main highways that run along mountain ranges.
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8:36am Jan 17, 2019

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25 Years After The Northridge Earthquake, Is LA Ready For The Big One?

by Jacob Margolis

On Jan. 17, 1994, a 6.7 magnitude quake rocked the suburbs north of Los Angeles, leaving 57 dead and causing more than $43 billion in damage. Officials worry LA isn't ready for the next big quake.

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U.S. Geological Survey

3:10pm Dec 12, 2018

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Quake-Up Call: Magnitude 4.4 Temblor Rattles People Out Of Bed Across Southeast U.S.

by Colin Dwyer

The earthquake struck eastern Tennessee before dawn Wednesday. As mild as it was, its effects were felt from eastern Kentucky all the way to Atlanta.
Nat Herz / Alaska Public Media

6:53pm Nov 30, 2018

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Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Alaska, Damaging Roads, Buildings

by Camila Domonoske

The earthquake, with its epicenter just a few miles off Anchorage, has been followed by a series of aftershocks. The Trans Alaska Pipeline System has been shut down.
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12:27am Oct 12, 2018

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Parents Search For Lost Children After Indonesia's Disaster

by Lauren Frayer

They were separated in the chaos after the earthquake and tsunami. There's still hope that families can be reunited — but many obstacles loom.

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U.S. Geological Survey

3:42pm Sep 28, 2018

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Strong Quakes, Tsunami Hit Along Indonesia's Western Sulawesi Island

The 7.5 magnitude quake, with an epicenter about 50 miles north of Palu, was just six miles deep. A tsunami later caused damage in two cities, according to Indonesian officials.
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10:38pm Sep 05, 2018

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6.7 Magnitude Quake Strikes Hokkaido, Japan, Causing Massive Landslides And 1 Death

by Vanessa Romo

A Japanese news outlet is reporting at least 53 people were injured and another 20 have been reported missing. Officials fear people are trapped inside homes wiped out by a landslide.
Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP/Getty Images

4:19pm Aug 09, 2018

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Death Toll For Indonesian Quake Rises Into The Hundreds

by Camila Domonoske

Damaging aftershocks continue to shake the island of Lombak, which suffered a deadly earthquake on Sunday. Rescue workers are struggling to reach the injured in some remote areas.
Antara Foto Agency / Reuters

8:32pm Aug 05, 2018

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Quake Hits Indonesia's Lombok Island; Dozens Dead

by Emma Bowman

At least 82 people are dead after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northern part of the island on Sunday. It's the second powerful quake in a week to hit the region.
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3:09pm Jun 18, 2018

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Magnitude 6.1 Quake Strikes Japan, Killing 4, Injuring Hundreds

by Vanessa Romo

The temblor caused severe damage to roads, bursting water mains and setting fires across the prefecture. Crumbling concrete walls killed two people, while another was struck by a bookshelf.
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10:36pm May 06, 2018

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Lava Eruptions Destroy Several Homes, Wreak Havoc In Hawaii

by Samantha Raphelson

More than 1,700 people have evacuated from a neighborhood on Hawaii's Big Island following a volcanic eruption last week. Ground fissures continue to spew lava and gas into residential neighborhoods.