Southern California responds to 4.7 magnitude earthquake A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck California, with the epicenter near Malibu. Local residents said this quake was stronger than others they had experienced. LOS ANGELES – According to the US Geological Survey, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 struck Southern California on Thursday morning. The earthquake […]
Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones talks about the 4.7 magnitude earthquake The US Geological Survey reported at least five aftershocks following the 4.7 magnitude earthquake. LOS ANGELES – A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Southern California near Malibu early Thursday morning. Residents throughout the region reported the effects in different ways, with some not noticing the earthquake […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Thursday morning, an earthquake was widely felt in the Los Angeles area. The US Geological Survey reported a preliminary 4.7 magnitude quake with an epicenter 7 kilometers north of Malibu. The quake occurred about 11 kilometers below the Earth’s surface, the USGS said. The shaking was felt as far away […]
An earthquake with an epicenter in the Malibu area caused tremors across much of Southern California from the coast to inland on Thursday morning. The quake’s initial magnitude of 5.1 was soon downgraded to 4.7. Aftershocks of magnitude 2.8, 2.4, 1.8, 1.5 and 2.1 followed. More aftershocks are possible in the coming hours and days. […]
UPDATED with further details: A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Malibu and other surrounding communities at 7:28 a.m. today, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A magnitude 2.8 aftershock struck just minutes later. The earthquake, originally rated at 5.1 but later downgraded to a magnitude of 5.1, was centered five miles north of Malibu and was seven […]
A Japanese man continues to search for the remains of his wife, who is believed to have died since an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011. Yasuo Takamatsu, 67, hopes to fulfill a wish she expressed in her last text message to him: “I want to go home.” The devoted husband dived into the […]
A man with his hands tied behind his back. Getty Images Bank SEOUL, Aug. 19 (AJU PRESS) — The mother of Megumi Yokota, a symbol of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago, has launched a public appeal for reunification using digital displays at major train stations in and around Tokyo, Kyodo News […]
BANGKOK– Southeast Asia is one of the regions most vulnerable to natural disasters, but a new analysis released Thursday shows that people there also feel best prepared. It seems logical that countries in and around the Pacific Ring of Fire, which are vulnerable to earthquakes, typhoons, storm surges and other hazards, would be the best […]
Animals of all sizes in all media (water, land, air) exhibit periodic motion (Fig. 2) with features predicted on the basis of a one-degree-of-freedom model, namely the speed of forward travel or, alternatively, the frequency of body oscillation (leg step, wing beat, roll).2.8. The predicted results are consistent with measurements in animals. The agreement manifests […]
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