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Update: Seismic activity on Aug. 22 — 2.2 magnitude earthquake close to Borrego Springs, CA detected
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA - Friday morning, a preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake was registered close to Borrego Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:16 p.m. Eastern, data from the agency shows. U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 8.
The USGS is reporting a third earthquake, this one the strongest, in the past 24 hours in Deep East Texas. A magnitude 3.2 was recorded 3.5 miles west-southwest of Huxley and 43.5 miles east-northeast of Nacogdoches at 2:24 a.
KERN COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake occurred close to Grapevine on Friday around midday.
(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near the Myanmar-India border on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC said.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir, killing at least one person and causing about a dozen buildings to collapse.
SOUTHEAST Mo. (KFVS) - A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded near Caruthersville on Friday morning, August 22. According to the USGS preliminary report, it was recorded around 8:33 a.m. about 1.4 miles east of Caruthersville and 17.5 miles northwest of Dyersburg, Tenn. The earthquake had a depth of about 4 kilometers.
A viral manga-fuelled rumour predicts a July 2025 Japan earthquake, but experts confirm it has no scientific basis, though travel from Hong Kong and South Korea is affected.