A preliminary 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Bakersfield on Wednesday evening, sending tremors across a broad area including Los Angeles County. Occurring at approximately 9:09 p.m., the quake’s epicenter was located about 14 miles southwest of Lamont, California, a rural area roughly 89 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Initial Response and Damage Assessment In the … Read more
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck West Texas on Friday morning, sending aftershocks as far as the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The earthquake occurred around 9:30 a.m. in Scurry County, roughly 200 miles west of Fort Worth. This seismic event follows a 4.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the same region earlier in the week. According to the United States … Read more
California experienced a series of early morning earthquakes on Monday, rattling several areas within just two hours. The tremors were felt in Idyllwild, Walker, Highland Park, and Cobb between 3:23 a.m. and 5:23 a.m., according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Four Earthquakes in Two Hours Residents in California were jolted awake as … Read more
A small earthquake shook parts of New Jersey early Friday morning, adding to the region’s seismic activity over the past month. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake measured a magnitude of 2.9 and occurred at approximately 3:50 a.m. Its epicenter was located about 3.7 miles west-southwest of Gladstone, New Jersey, and the … Read more
Northwestern Tennessee experienced a sudden jolt early Thursday morning as a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake, which occurred at approximately 3:19 a.m. local time, originated about 4 miles south of Ridgely, Tennessee. Situated approximately 13 miles northwest of Dyersburg and 150 miles west of … Read more
On Wednesday morning, residents in New Jersey were met with a mild seismic event as a small earthquake was recorded around 7:15 a.m. ET. According to data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake measured a magnitude of 2.6 and was centered approximately 1.6 miles west-northwest of Gladstone in northern New Jersey, situated about 43 … Read more
On Friday morning, an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck the East Coast of the United States, originating near Lebanon, New Jersey. The temblor considered the most powerful in the Northeast in over a decade, sent tremors across the region, from Maryland to Maine. A subsequent aftershock, registering at magnitude 4.0, added to … Read more
Discover the most and least disaster prone states in the United States of America. Know more about them. Natural disasters come in a variety of forms and dimensions, bearing differing impacts on different parts of the United States, varying from the most and least disaster prone states, such as interruptions in electricity in Texas, storms … Read more