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The 5 Deadliest Earthquakes Ever Recorded

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According to the United States Geological Survey, an “earthquake is a term used to describe both sudden slip on a fault, and the resulting ground shaking and radiated seismic energy caused by the slip, or by volcanic or magmatic activity, or other sudden stress changes in the earth.” Every year, there are around 20,000 earthquakes that occur, and throughout history, […]

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Jesse | August 11, 2021
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5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Salt Lake City, UT This Morning

I woke up to my entire house shaking at about 7:10 am. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I’ve never experienced an earthquake before and when I woke up I couldn’t tell if I was still dreaming or not. But then the shaking continued and I realized that this was an earthquake. A big one. Everything in my house […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 18, 2020
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Brain Post: How Does the Richter Magnitude Scale for Earthquakes Work?

Today we are going to shake up your understanding of earthquakes. The Richter Magnitude Scale, often referred to simply as The Richter Scale, was developed in 1935 by Charles Francis Richter and Beno Gutenberg.  Both were from the California Institute of Technology.  Their study was originally intended to only be used in a certain area in California.  Richter as a […]

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Kyler Roush | April 18, 2013
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