earthquake

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Japan’s government has decided to start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years

Hundreds of people in eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut took to social media on Friday to report feeling shaking or hearing a “boom” type noise, but the U.S. Geological Survey said what they felt was definitely not a temblor. “Felt it on Martha’s Vineyard! A rumbling, then a jolt. A second rumbling a few mins later,” Whitney Dailey...

Hundreds of people in eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut took to social media on Friday to report feeling shaking or hearing a “boom” type noise, but the U.S. Geological Survey said what they felt was definitely not a temblor.

Japan has been rattled by a strong earthquake that shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, and caused a tsunami advisory for the country’s northeast coast

Did you feel it, Granite State residents? A small earthquake hit New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 1.7 and was centered about 3.3 miles northeast of Contoocook, which is near Concord, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The minor quake hit just after 6 p.m., according to the USGS. There are no reports of any damage.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancelled a tsunami watch for Hawaii that was issued after a huge earthquake occurred in a remote area between New Zealand and Tonga.

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate.

A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of northeastern Japan, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck the Northeastern coast of Japan near Fukushima prefecture. The same area that was struck with an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.

A strong, shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people

A series of tremors have jolted central Croatia a day after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed at least seven people, injured dozens and left several towns and villages in ruins as officials warn of the coronavirus spread in crowded shelters

A strong earthquake in central Croatia has destroyed buildings in a town southeast of the capital and caused at least seven deaths

A pair of small earthquakes surprised residents near the border of Maine and Canada on Wednesday morning. The earthquakes reached a magnitude of 2.4 and 3.0 and both happened before 8 a.m. The epicenter of the quakes was about three miles from the small town of Robbinston, near the border with New Brunswick, Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The…

If snow showers regionwide weren’t interesting enough for New Englanders this Tuesday, we’re adding Northern Lights and an earthquake to the mix as well!  Let’s start with the earthquake. At 7:31 a.m., a new earthquake rumbled in the extreme eastern tip of Maine, in Robbinston, about 80 miles east of Bangor. With an epicenter near Trimble Mountain, this quake...

Wednesday: Clouds with light snow showers. Highs in the 30s. Overnight Wednesday: Flurries, sprinkles and patchy black ice. Lows around 30. Thursday: Breezy, bright, not as cool. Highs in the 40s.

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake rumbled with an epicenter in extreme eastern Washington County, Maine, at Trimble Mountain.

A minor earthquake occurred Sunday morning southwest of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts. This is close to where another earthquake was felt across Massachusetts and the region two weeks ago; that earthquake was a 3.8 magnitude.  Sunday’s earthquake was much weaker with only a 2.0 magnitude. Some residents reported they felt the ground shake shortly after midnight around Narragansett Bay.  Areas...

A minor earthquake was registered Sunday in Massachusetts in roughly the same area where a more significant one struck earlier this month, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The agency’s National Earthquake Information Center reported a magnitude 2.0 earthquake about 5 miles from the Bliss Corner section of Dartmouth at around 1 a.m.

The strongest earthquake to hit southern New England in decades rattled homes on Sunday morning.  The earthquake didn’t cause any significant damage, but it may have you wondering about whether you are covered for damages if there’s a bigger one down the road. “Most people feel like that is something that happens out in California and not in our...