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Rare magnitude 4.8 and 3.8 earthquakes rock Northeast, including greater New York area

Magnitude 4.8 and 3.8 earthquakes struck New Jersey and rocked the Northeast on Friday (April 5).

LiveScience

‘Violent rumble’: 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles New York City, northeast

No casualties were immediately reported as rare quake shakes densely populated city of 8.3 million.

Al Jazeera

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northeast, Explained By USGS

Learn about the factors behind the widespread impact of the recent 4.8 magnitude earthquake in northern New Jersey and its effects on the Northeast.

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Taiwan earthquake: 9 dead and dozens trapped after strongest quake in 25 years

The earthquake, which struck on Wednesday morning, has killed nine people, injured more than 900 and left dozens trapped in underground tunnels.

LiveScience

Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years, killing 9: What we know

Taiwan’s earthquake kills at least nine people, injures nearly 900, with 77 trapped in tunnels and collapsed buildings.

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Nine Dead, Hundreds Injured In Most Powerful Taiwan Quake In 25 Years

Officials said the quake was the strongest to shake the island in decades, and warned of more tremors in the days ahead. Wednesday's magnitude-7.4 quake hit just before 8:00 am local time (0000 GMT), with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) putting the epicenter 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of…

International Business Times

American Steel Production Has Fallen to Pre-Tariff Levels

The debate is over. Trump's steel tariffs failed.

Reason

Shaken but not stirred: Florida takes stock as rare earthquake rattles state

Residents more used to riding out hurricanes were rocked by a late-night 4.0 tremor off the coast of Cape Canaveral this month

The Guardian - US

Nearly 75% of the US is at risk from damaging earthquakes, new map reveals

A new, ultra-detailed map shows that 75% of U.S. states are at risk of damaging earthquakes, but some are at far more risk than others.

LiveScience

Concerning satellite observations show major cities on US East Coast are sinking

Satellite images show major cities on the U.S. East Coast, including New York City, are sinking. This has caused concern among scientists.

Space

7.5 magnitude earthquake rocks central Japan, tsunami warning issued

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 rocked central Japan on Monday, leading to a tsunami warning for the country's western coast, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Japan earthquake: Indian Embassy sets up emergency room, issues emergency contact numbers

The Indian Embassy in Japan has set up an emergency room for anyone to contact in connection with the earthquake and tsunami warnings on January 1. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Major Japan Quake Triggers Tsunami Waves, Residents Told To Run

Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on Monday after a series of powerful earthquakes that damaged homes, closed highways and prompted authorities to urge people to run to higher ground.

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Watch: A monstrous python gets trapped by cops with golf clubs at a Florida golf course

The snakes have been slowly expanding their turf to the north, and growing larger in the process.

International Business Times

At Least 116 Dead In Northwest China Earthquake

At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced to start digging through rubble in freezing conditions.

The Guardian - US

Fight to stop ‘Cop City’ over water pollution fears has day in court

Opponents tell judge that sediment runoff from police campus violates Clean Water Act and thus project should be halted

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Federal agency says it stopped measuring water pollution near ‘Cop City’

Move is bad news for local environmental groups, whose motion to halt construction will be heard on 15 November

Space

NASA's modified U-2 spy plane is hunting for 'strategic minerals' in the desert. Here's why

NASA is flying the agency's high-altitude ER-2 aircraft over the American Southwest in order to map deposits of minerals that are critical for electronics manufacturing.

The Guardian - US

Vibrations of Texas’s fourth-strongest earthquake felt hundreds of miles away

Earthquake occurred near the Texas-New Mexico border and effects were also reported in New Mexico

The Independent UK

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake triggers emergency alert in Northern California

Quake hit outside of Sacramento

The Independent UK

Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.5 in western Afghanistan kills one, injures 150

Shallow quake hits Afghanistan’s Herat City

The Hindu

How a 6.3 magnitude quake caused another of same intensity

Unusual 6.3 magnitude quake strikes NW of Herat, Afghanistan. Occurred due to thrust faulting near Hindu Kush Mt. range. Followed by 30 min later quake of same intensity. Half-dozen aftershocks. Oct 11 saw another 6.3 magnitude quake. Caused by horizontal compressive stresses, one block moves up relative to other. Occurred…

Zenger

Massive Destruction As Earthquakes Rock Herat, Afghanistan

Over 2,000 killed, 1,240 wounded in devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan's Herat province

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