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Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday’s earthquake was notable

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.

U.S. News & World Report · 22h

Earthquake of Magnitude 6 Strikes Alaska Peninsula, GFZ Says

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Alaska Peninsula, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Yazhini MV in Bengaluru;

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake reported in southern Alaska

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Alaska on Wednesday afternoon and a tsunami warning was canceled two hours later for the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island.

Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking

According to their study, published today in the journal Science, the Android Earthquake Alerts (AEA) system’s efficacy rivaled traditional seismic networks in its ability to detect seismic activity ...

New Scientist on MSN9h

Billions of phones can detect and warn about nearby earthquakes

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...

Study Finds3h

How Google Turned Android Phones Into The World’s Largest Earthquake Detection Network

Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...

Mid-Day23h

Earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hits Alaska, tsunami warning issued

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 on the Richter Scale rattled Alaska in the early hours of Thursday, a statement by the ...

Earth.com2d

New analysis refutes the claim that the world's deepest earthquake happened in Japan

A new study corrects the recorded depth of an earthquake in Japan, revealing that it was not the deepest in history.

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The Largest Earthquake Ever Recorded and How It Affected The World - MSN

Earthquakes have shaped the planet’s geography and influenced human history in profound ways. Among these natural events, one stands supreme in terms of magnitude and impact. The Great Chilean ...

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World’s Most Comprehensive Global Earthquake Risk Map Online - Forbes

This week FM Global, one of the largest commercial property insurers based in the U.S., released the world’s most comprehensive global earthquake risk map to date.

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'Great ShakeOut,' World's Largest Earthquake Drill, Helps Millions ...

Millions of people dropped to the ground and crouched under their desks Thursday as part of the world's largest earthquake drill. The "Great ShakeOut," an annual earthquake drill that started in ...

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