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News on tectonics
Hundreds of earthquakes struck Puerto Rico within 10 days
More than 500 tremblors have struck Puerto Rico during a 10-day period. On December 28, 2019, a M 4.7 earthquake followed by another M 5.0 shock struck the Southwestern part of Puerto Rico resulting...
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Increased seismic hazard due to Earth's rotation slowdown
Scientists from the U.S. believe that a significant increase of earthquakes will occur beginning from 2018. Their predictions are correlated with the deceleration of the Earth's spin velocity, a ph...
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Possible tsunami threat in the Caribbean
- Jun, 22, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Risk & Reliability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
An incident similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami might also be a potential risk for the Caribbean region, according to seismologists at the SSA 2018 Annual Meeting. The Caribbean Islands l...
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Did Mount Everest shrink after the 2015 Nepal quake?
Scientists in India are planning an expedition to measure again the height of Mount Everest, in order to determine whether the world's highest summit has actually become shorter due to the 7.8M April...
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