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According to Brian Blake, the executive director of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium, the earthquake that ...
The quake could be felt in parts of the Carolinas, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia, according to early data from USGS ...
The earthquake occurred in the Northeast Ohio seismic zone, which has had "moderately frequent" earthquakes since they were first reported in 1823, according to the United States Geological Survey.
STEELE, Mo. (KAIT) - The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a minor earthquake early Tuesday morning near the Arkansas-Missouri state line. The USGS monitors recorded the 2.3 magnitude quake at 4:24 ...
GREENBACK, TN (WDEF-TV) – A minor earthquake registering 4.1 on the Richter scale hit southeast Tennessee Saturday morning around 9:04. The quake was centered in Greenback, Tennessee at a depth ...
To understand the scale of that quake, the universal magnitude scale shows earthquakes as minor as 2.5 can be felt in a ...
Ohio's recent earthquakes were minor — they were felt but did not cause major damage. For instance, the Noble County tremor on April 22 registered a 3.1 on the Richter Scale, which was the most ...
ATLANTA -- A minor earthquake rattled southeastern Tennessee on Saturday morning, sending a startling jolt felt across much of the Southeast, including Atlanta and Knoxville. The magnitude 4.1 ...
Generally, earthquakes under a 5.4 magnitude are only expected to cause minor damages, according to research from Michigan Technological University. About 18 hours earlier, at 9:04 a.m. May 10 ...
A 3.0 on the Richter scale is considered a minor earthquake that can be felt but is not typically associated with damage. The largest earthquakes typically register around 9. Earthquakes are not ...
Earthquake scales are logarithmic so a magnitude 4.3 is on the lower to moderate end of a scale. What we just felt would be considered a “minor” earthquake. However, 6.2 would be a strong ...