Earthquake

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August 10, 2020 The destructive effects of earthquakes are from landslides, tsunamis, fires, and fault rupture. The violent shaking of the ground produces the greatest property losses and personal injuries. In California, the collapse of buildings, roads and infrastructure produced eight of the ten costliestearthquakesin the last one hundred years. The why are earthquakes dangerous? The damage caused by earthquakes is from groundshaking, ground rupture, landslides, tsunamis, and liquefaction. Earthquake damage from fires is the most important secondary effect. The The Ridgecrest earthquakes followed a 25-year "quiet period" after the How do Earthquakes Cause Damage A house damaged in the Ground Shaking & Structural Failure Surface Rupture & Ground Displacement The primary earthquake hazard is Landslides Earthquakes can trigger Liquefaction The shaking from an earthquake can turn loose soil into a liquid during an earthquake. Tsunamis An earthquake generated within the Pacific Ocean floor will generate a Fires Earthquake damage facts show fires caused by earthquakes are the second most common hazard. Earthquake fires start when electrical and gas lines are dislodged due to the earth’s shaking. Gas is set free as gas lines are broken and a spark will start a firestorm. Destruction Caused by Earthquakes Every region of the Golden State holds earthquake risk. Most of us live within 30 miles of an active fault. How dangerous are earthquakes? Earthquakes can shake houses off the...

Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada Earthquakes recorded for the last week (168 hours). Times are local (PST or PDT). The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Click on the word "map" or "MAP" to see a map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event "DATE" to get additional text information. Magnitude 3 and greater earthquakes are printed in bold type. The top three magnitudes greater than or equal to 3 are in red. 1.7 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.1 2.1 0.5 0.8 3.4 0.3 0.7 2.6 0.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 0.4 2.3 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.8 -0.2 0.8 1.5 1.3 0.4 1.8 1.8 2.9 1.2 2.0 1.5 0.7 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.7 1.4 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.5 -0.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.8 0.7 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.7 2.2 0.6 1.5 0.9 1.8 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.2 1.1 1.6 1.6 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.5 1.4 2.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.8 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 1.1 -0.1 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.8 1.6 0.7 1.2 0.7 1.1 0.6 1.6 2.1 1.2 0.6 2.4 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.6 2.4 0.6 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.3 2.4 1.0 0.7 1.4 1.9 2.8 0.5 1.4 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.4 2.3 0.9 3.3 2.3 1.3 0.3 2.0 1.9 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.2 -0.3 0.4 1.5 1.5 1.0 2.6 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.8 -0.1 2.6 2.1 1.5 2.1 0.8 2.0 1.6 0.4 -0.2 1.5 0.9 1.8 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.6 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 0...

Residents joined rescuers to search for survivors in freezing conditions, with the death toll expected to rise as the level of destruction became clear from the initial powerful pre-dawn temblor. The quake jolted people from their beds and shook buildings across the Middle East, with tremors felt as far away as Egypt and Israel. Just hours later, a 7.5-magnitude quake hit the same area, raising the specter of a new humanitarian crisis in a region devastated by years of conflict. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said the death toll had reached at least 1,762 people in the country alone, with more than 12,000 others injured. In Syria, where around 4 million people had been displaced by nearly 12 years of civil war, hundreds more were crushed to death in buildings already destroyed or weakened by bombardment. At least 593 people were killed in government-controlled areas and 1,411 were injured, according to the country’s health ministry. In opposition-held areas, members of the opposition emergency organization known as the White Helmets said the earthquake had killed at least 700 people and injured 1,500 more. That takes the combined death toll across the two borders to at least 3,055, with fears it may still rise substantially. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first quake was centered about 20 miles from Gaziantep, Turkey, a major city and provincial capital, when it struck at 4:17 a.m. local time (8:17 p.m. ET Sunday). It was centered 11 miles deep, ...