earthquake

Who Felt the McHenry (Not Bristol, WI) 2.4 Magnitude Earthquake? McHenry, Cary, Wauconda, Fox Lake, and More

Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:06 am Cardinal News

UPDATE: EPICENTER REVISED. Last night the USGS reported that a magnitude 2.4 earthquake shook from an epicenter just to the east of George Lake in Bristol, Wisconsin — about 11 miles west-southwest of Kenosha, Wisconsin […]

Earthquake Magnitude 6.5 About 100 Miles South-Southwest of Mexico City

Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:36 pm Cardinal News

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck about 26 miles (42 kilometers) southwest of Iguala and 103 miles (166 kilometers) south-southwest of Mexico City in Mexico’s western Guerrero state Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 07:47:26 PM . Mexico […]

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake — Second Earthquake in Just Over 20 Hrs in Oklahoma

Sun Nov 6, 2011 06:24 am Cardinal News

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Oklahoma Saturday night at 10:53 p.m. CDT centered between Sparks and Prague Municipal Airport, 44 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The earthquake was felt as far away as Tennessee and […]

Turkey Quake Death Toll Rises to 523

Thu Oct 27, 2011 07:49 am Cardinal News

Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 523. Red Crescent workers are […]

Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey, Near Van

Sun Oct 23, 2011 08:43 am Cardinal News

A major quake hit at 1:41 p.m. local time and was followed by at least seven aftershocks. According to the USGS a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit eastern Turkey (MAP EPICENTER 38.628°N, 43.486°E) Sunday, October 23, […]

Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Fri Sep 2, 2011 12:41 pm Cardinal News

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded 2:55 a.m. AKDT Friday in the Pacific Ocean near the Fox Islands prompted a brief tsunami warning early Friday morning for Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, but the warning was canceled after […]

Earthquake 5.8 Magnitude, Epicenter in Mineral, Virginia Is Felt in Washington D.C., New York, Much of East Coast

Tue Aug 23, 2011 01:49 pm Cardinal News

The earthquake that struck the Washington, DC area didn’t cause any major damage, but it sent bricks from a construction site raining down onto cars below in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia — a suburb of Washington […]

Japan Fishing Industry Concern: Exact Route to Contaminated Sea Water Near Fukushima Daiichi Plant Unknown

Sat Mar 26, 2011 01:11 pm Cardinal News

A spike in radioactive iodine—to 1,250 times the legal limit—has been observed in sea water near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants on Saturday. No immediate threat to human health or the area environment is […]

A 12-Year-Old’s View of Current Events

Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:12 am Cardinal News

Dear Paul B, I know that at 12, I really haven’t seen that much or know about the world, but I am really upset. I like to learn about other countries, and have friends and […]

Military Rescues Citizens in Japan While Nuclear Experts Work to Rescue Reactor Cores

Sat Mar 12, 2011 09:26 pm admin

Japan launched a massive military rescue operation on Saturday after the quake-fed tsunami killed hundreds of people and turned the northeastern coast into a swampy wasteland. The official death toll stood at 413, with 784 […]

Giant Whirlpool Forms in Tsunami Off the Coast of Japan

Fri Mar 11, 2011 02:37 pm Cardinal News

Physicist Michio Kaki explains: A giant whirlpool or eddy current that formed off the coast of Japan — likely occurs when currents collide or when a crack in the undersea surface acts as a water […]

Obama on ‘Great Japan Quake of 2011’: “Today’s events remind us just how fragile life can be” … Hundreds Killed in Tsunami After 8.9 Japan Earthquake

Fri Mar 11, 2011 01:25 pm Cardinal News

Interview with Harley Benz, U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake is the fifth largest recorded since the beginning of the 21st century, seventh largest all-time, and largest in Japan. The Great Japan Earthquake of 2011 began […]

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