A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday, killing at least one person and damaging local infrastructure. It comes on the anniversary of two local tremors in 1985 and 2017, which respectively killed thousands and 350 people. At 13:05 local time (20:05 CEST) the powerful quake hit near the coast on the border region […]
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Powerful earthquake strikes western Mexico on anniversary of two tremors
Swarm of mini-tremors near Reno raise fears Nevada is about to be hit with a large earthquake
(Natural News) The city of Reno has been hit with nearly 250 mini-tremors in just a week, stoking fears that the area could be hit by a serious earthquake in the near future. The rumbles have mostly been too small for people to notice, but they are part of an earthquake swarm […]
Yellowstone is STILL quaking; 2,500 tremors since June makes this the longest swarm in recorded history
(Natural News) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently announced that an ongoing earthquake swarm at the Yellowstone National Park supervolcano is now one of the longest ever recorded activity in the volcano’s history. The earthquake swarm began on June 12 and has since then made a remarkable record of almost 2,500 earthquakes registered during the previous three and a half months in the western […]
Hundreds of aftershocks following magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Borrego Springs, California
There have been hundreds of aftershocks from the magnitude 5.2 earthquake that rattled Southern California on Friday. Aftershocks are common after significant quakes, and Friday’s temblor – which was felt from San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond – produced a few larger than 3.0. Most were much smaller. The quake occurred in a […]
Late for G7 meet after plane breaks down, German FM says he wants Russia back in the group
At the two-day meeting in Hiroshima, foreign ministers from the G7 nations are discussing issues including nuclear disarmament, the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, and the fight against terrorism. Steinmeier ended up arriving eight hours late for the event after his governmental Airbus A340 suffered a broken fuel pump and was stuck in Changsha, the […]
Children living near former California battery plant have elevated blood lead levels nearly double the national rate
Children under the age of six living near a former battery plant in Vernon, California have high levels of lead in their blood, a new study finds. Governor Jerry Brown has pledged $176 million in aid, but the affected families aren’t holding their breath. The Department of Toxic Substances Control requested that the children […]