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Lori Dengler | The best kind of major earthquake
A week ago, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea. More than 44 million people live in the Caribbean region and ...
Live Science5d
Earthquakes: Facts about why the Earth moves
When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes the shaking of an earthquake. Earthquakes happen most often where tectonic plates meet. Tectonic plates are pieces of crust that fit ...
CBS News6d
Powerful earthquake in Caribbean triggers brief tsunami alerts, no reports of significant damage
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The U.S ...
AOL6d
Major earthquake shakes Caribbean; tsunami threat subsides for islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Tsunami Advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and nearby islands for part of Saturday evening after a powerful earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands ...
CNN6d
Tsunami advisory canceled for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands after magnitude-7.6 earthquake in the Caribbean
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami advisory. The tremor hit 129 miles southwest of ...
Reuters5d
TSMC sees first-quarter revenue near lower end of guidance on January earthquake impact
The earthquake resulted in the scrapping of some semiconductor wafers, but there was no structural damage to its chip production facilities and normal operations have resumed, it said. The company ...
The New York Times5d
Nonstop Quakes Leave a Tourist Island Empty and Its Residents on Edge
But after another week of near-constant earthquakes, the island has taken on an unusual quiet. At least 13,000 of the island’s 15,500 residents, unnerved by the frequent shaking, have left in ...
al.com6d
7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes some Caribbean islands
A magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea south of the Cayman Islands Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Several islands and countries urged people near the coastline to ...
Los Angeles Times6d
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Caribbean; some islands urge residents to leave coastlines
MEXICO CITY — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and some islands and countries urged people ...
The Express Tribune6d
7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Caribbean, several islands issue tsunami warnings
A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 6:23 p.m. local time ...