13 days ago by Broadcast.my

LIMA (Reuters) – A earthquake of 6.3 magnitude rattled the coast of Peru early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake occurred shortly after midnight local time (5 a.m. British time) and was centred about 9 miles (15 km) south ...

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20 days ago by Sherry Bracken

There were several fairly minor earthquakes Sunday afternoon inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The largest was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake around 4:36 p.m. The quake was around 4 miles north-northeast of Ka’ena Point, around 28 miles south of Hilo. The United States Geological Survey reports the ...

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25 days ago by América Valenzuela

Cientos de fósiles de plantas catalogados por Charles Darwin, padre de la teoría de la evolución, y su compañero y mejor amigo el botánico Joseph Hooker en el siglo XIX estaban criando polvo en un viejo armario en un almacén de la Geological Survey en Keyworth. “Los encontré en unos cajones con la e ...

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26 days ago by Sherry Bracken

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory celebrates its 100th birthday on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. It was founded by Thomas Jaggar, a geologist educated at Harvard University, who taught there and then moved to the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Jaggar had seen firsthand the destr ...

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31 days ago by Sherry Bracken

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will join all 397 national park units across the country in waiving entrance fees Friday, January 14 through Monday, January 16 to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Entrance fees will also be waived on Saturday, January 21 to honor the U.S. Geological Surve ...

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43 days ago by Broadcast.my

(Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck close to the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake was measured only about 9 miles (15 km) northeast of the city. It was anothe ...

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45 days ago by Sherry Bracken

During the month of January 2012, Hawai‘i Island residents and visitors are invited to participate in a number of events to learn more about the volcanoes on which they live, work, and play. These events are part of Hawai‘i Island’s 3rd annual Volcano Awareness Month and a celebration of the U.S. Ge ...

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84 days ago by Sherry Bracken

A small earthquake on the slopes of Mauna Loa was felt by several residents Sunday morning, November 20, around 10:17 a.m. The United States Geological Survey’s “Felt Earthquakes in Hawaii” web site indicates the quake was 5 miles north of the summit of Mauna Loa, 7.4 miles deep, mauka of Captain Co ...

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111 days ago by Oglinda De Vest .RO | Ziarul

A avut cel mai puternic cutremur din ultimii 10 ani din Turcia, iar numărul victimelor cutremurului petrecut în nord-estul Turciei ar putea fi cuprins între 500 şi 1000 de morţi, în urma violentului seism, Miscarea telurică a avut magnitudinea de 7,2, şi s-a produs la...

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112 days ago by RajM

Earthquake hits eastern Turkey is a post from: Indian4Ever Earthquake hits eastern Turkey is a post from: Indian4Ever HAKKARI, Turkey | Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:44am EDT HAKKARI, Turkey (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit near Van in southeastern Turkey on Sunday near the border with Iran, Turkey‘s ...

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