Earthquakes

TRINIDAD, Humboldt County (CBS SF) — A moderate earthquake has struck the Northern California coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-5.5 quake struck at 1:07 p.m. about 18 miles east of Trinidad in an unincorporated part of Humboldt County. The epicenter is a rural area near the small community of Weitchpec, about 220 miles northwest of Sacramento. A dispatcher at the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department says the temblor was widely felt and the shaking lasted 30 to 45...Read Full Story

When a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Philippines Monday, residents and local media outlooks used Twitter and Facebook to alert residents and quell tsunami-inspired panic. But they’re not the only ones using social media to sound a digital alarm when disaster strikes. Officials in the U.S. do that too. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a scientific agency of the U.S. government, is tasked in part with researching natural disasters and getting the word out when they hit. They’re...Read Full Story

When a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Philippines Monday, residents and local media outlooks used Twitter and Facebook to alert residents and quell tsunami-inspired panic. But they’re not the only ones using social media to sound a digital alarm when disaster strikes. Officials in the U.S. do that too. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a scientific agency of the U.S. government, is tasked in part with researching natural disasters and getting the word out when they hit. They’re...Read Full Story

The Intel Hub By Andrew W. Griffin - Red Dirt Report February 7, 2012 Feb. 7, 2012 is the 200th anniversary of a powerful quake that caused the Mississippi River to run backwards for a number of hours. OKLAHOMA CITY – The number of earthquakes hitting central Oklahoma was on the rise in late 2011 and in order to help folks here and in other states prepare for future quakes, the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut drill, taking place in states stretching from Illinois to Mississippi, and...Read Full Story

  Resident carry what was left of their belongings after their house collapsed from an earthquake in Negros Oriental, central Philippines on Tuesday. The magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses. (Reuters Photo/Bongbong Woo Tadifa)   Philippine Rescuers look for Quake Survivors Dumaguete, Philippines. Rescuers within the Philippines dug through rubble with shovels and their blank hands on Tuesday once a...Read Full Story