The expanse of fuel tanks along the Willamette River in Portland has been a source of unease for years now due to the risk posed by a major Cascadia earthquake.
The Director of the BMKG Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Daryono, mentioned that the earthquake occurred in a megathrust zone, 25 kilometers northwest of Enggano, at a depth of 42 kilometers. "The ...
Even though the UAE is not located in a major earthquake zone, it occasionally experiences minor tremors. Reason: It is located near the Zagros mountain range — one of the most active seismic ...
Even as the UAE is not located in a major earthquake zone, it occasionally experiences minor tremors. Reason: its proximity to the Zagros mountain range, one of the most active seismic regions in ...
ALSO BLAMED ON BOKO HARAM. WELL, A 6.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK CUBA. YEAH, THIS HIT JUST DAYS AFTER THE COUNTRY GOT BATTERED BY BACK TO BACK HURRICANES. THE EARTHQUAKE STRETCHED ACROSS THE ...
According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake "occurred as the result of predominantly strike-slip faulting at shallow depth near within the Septentrional-Oriente Fault Zone." ...