Tsunami warning in effect for the Alaskan peninsula and south Alaska. “The Homer spit is being evacuated.”
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Earthquakes
Iceland Earthquake Swarm Continues – Hits Over 10,000 Quakes
Scientists speculate that it could relate to geothermal production in the area.
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Largest earthquake to hit Nevada in 66 years
The quake’s epicenter was about 100 miles from the Long Valley caldera near Mono Lake, where a supervolcano erupted about 760,000 years ago at the Brunhes/Matuyama magnetic reversal.
6.5 earthquake near Boise, Idaho
M 6.5 earthquake west of Challis, Idaho about 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Boise.
Seven Powerful Earthquakes Off Canadian Pacific Coast
“Looks like the Cascadia fault continues to build pressure,” says reader.
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Powerful earthquake hammers Hokkaido
The magnitude 6.7 quake struck 70 miles south of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Huge earthquake off the Oregon coast
Sparks fears of the “Big One.”
Mysterious quake – an ice quake? – shakes Alberta village
Seismic event confirmed. But what was it? An ice quake? An earthquake?
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La Palma volcano – Hundreds of earthquakes in 15 hours
Raises fears the Canary Island’s volcano is about to erupt.
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Canary Islands – 40 earthquakes in 48 hours trigger fears of eruption
“This could wipe out the East Coast of the USA if the side of the island slips off into the Atlantic,” says reader.
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