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Update: Seismic activity on Aug. 22 — 2.2 magnitude earthquake close to Borrego Springs, CA detected
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA - Friday morning, a preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake was registered close to Borrego Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:16 p.m. Eastern, data from the agency shows. U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 8.
SHELBY COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - On Thursday night, a second earthquake was reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake’s magnitude was 2.6, and a depth of 5 km, or about 3.1 miles. It happened at 8:02 p.m. according to the USGS.
SHASTA COUNTY, CA - Friday afternoon, a preliminary 2.1 magnitude quake was recorded close to Dunsmuir, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near the Myanmar-India border on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC said.
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Ancient artifacts of sunken city likely destroyed by earthquake or tsunami plucked from seafloor
Ancient 2,000-year-old artifacts were recovered from the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, Egypt, possibly from the sunken city of Canopus.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir, killing at least one person and causing about a dozen buildings to collapse.
SOUTHEAST Mo. (KFVS) - A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded near Caruthersville on Friday morning, August 22. According to the USGS preliminary report, it was recorded around 8:33 a.m. about 1.4 miles east of Caruthersville and 17.5 miles northwest of Dyersburg, Tenn. The earthquake had a depth of about 4 kilometers.