7.3 magnitude Alaska earthquake triggers tsunami
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Officials at the United States Geological Survey have tracked over 300 earthquakes beneath Washington State's Mt Rainier from July 8-10.
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While earthquakes do occur on occasion in Florida, what you felt last night wasn't an earthquake, at least according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
This is now the largest recorded earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier since seismic monitoring at the volcano began in 1982, the Cascades Volcano Observatory said. With quakes ongoing, the swarm has already surpassed a major event in 2009 “in terms of magnitude, total events, event rate, and energy release.”
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New Madrid Fault Earthquakes: Why Are They Happening More Often?While most people immediately think of the San Andreas Fault when it comes to potential seismic disasters in the United States, there’s another fault line that has recently been gaining more attention: the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
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 eruptions that are minimal and not very dangerous.