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Tag Archives: seismicity
The Ring of Fire: Shaking in Central America
This past Monday 7 July 2014, 1:23:55 UTC, 60 km beneath the Earth’s surface the constant bump and grind of the Cocos tectonic plate as it continuously subducts under the North American plate triggered a M6.9 earthquake near its boundary … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Featured, Plate Tectonics, Science
Tagged Caribbean Plate, Cococ tectonic plate, Cocos plate, Guatemala, Guatemala City, Mexico, MM6.9 earthquake of 7 July 2014, North American plate, North American tectonic plate, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ring of Fire, Puerto Madero, Ring of Fire, seismicity
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Major Earthquake Hits Japan
On 11 March 2011 at 12:46 a.m. EST (05:46:23 UTC) a major earthquake, preliminarily measured at a magnitude of 8.9 occurred near the Japan Trench in a subduction zone, where the Pacific plate thrust underneath the North America Plate where … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Featured, Geology, Hazards
Tagged Earthquake, Honshu, magnitude, plate boundaries, seismic faults, seismicity, Tectonic Plates, tsunami
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