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Apr 05 2024
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Rescue teams search mountains for trapped Taiwan earthquake victims
HUALIEN, Taiwan — Rescuers in Taiwan combed mountains for a dozen people still missing and airlifted others to safety on Friday, as the death toll from this week’s earthquake increased to 12. Two more bodies were found in the mountains of Taiwan’s eastern Hualien county, two days after a 7.4-magnitude quake off the nearby coast that was the island’s biggest tremor in 25 years. The quake
NBC News (Online)Mar 24 2024
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4th earthquake reported in Midlands in March
ELGIN, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey said another earthquake was reported in the Midlands early Sunday morning.
According to the USGS, the 2.1 magnitude earthquake hit at 2:22 a.m. and had a depth of 4 kilometers.
Officials said the quake was 3.4 miles east southeast of Elgin and 20.2 miles east northeast of Columbia.
This is the fourth
FOX Carolina WHNSApr 09 2024
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New Jersey had another earthquake during the solar eclipse on Monday
As the region looked up at the solar eclipse on Monday, some in New Jersey felt the ground shake from below. A magnitude 1.3 earthquake centered 4 kilometers west of Bedminster, N.J., took place at 3:42 p.m. on Monday, just minutes after the peak of the solar eclipse visible in the region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. While New Jersey was not in the path of totality, meaning the
MassLive.comApr 09 2024
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Disaster, demolition footage falsely linked to Taiwan earthquake in April 2024
A video compilation of old disaster footage and building demolition clips was shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed the impact of an earthquake that struck Taiwan in April 2024, the island's strongest in 25 years. While the video contained genuine footage from the temblor, most of the clips show disasters in the United States and Indonesia, as well as demolitions of high-rise
Yahoo NewsMar 15 2024
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Earthquake Rattled Morris County Thursday
The United States Geological Survey said that an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.2 took place at 3 p.m. Thursday. The epicenter was about three miles north of Whitehouse Station, in Readington (Hunterdon County). The USGS allows residents to report if they felt an earthquake, and several people in Long Valley reported feeling a weak shaking. Most of the reports were from communities around
Patch.comApr 04 2024
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Taiwan Earthquake: Why Taiwan Doesn’t Want China’s Help
Taiwanese authorities have yet to estimate how much it will cost to recover from the damage caused by the massive, deadly earthquake that struck the island on Wednesday, which collapsed buildings, felled water towers, and caused landslides that damaged roads and other infrastructure. Repair costs for the last earthquake of such a scale—in 1999 and albeit much bigger—reached near $10 billion. A
Time MagazineApr 19 2024
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N.J. bridges were checked after the 4.8 magnitude earthquake. Here’s what inspectors found.
When New Jersey was rocked by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on April 5, some residents received text messages from the county they live in to check their homes for structural damage. But what about highway and transit bridges in the state, that number in the thousands? Where do inspectors even start? The state has 6,820 road bridges and NJ Transit has 691 bridges of varying types. State
nj.comApr 03 2024
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See the impact of the biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years
See the impact of the biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years
Eyewitness video shows the extensive damage caused by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan.
Some buildings in Hualien, near the quake’s epicentre, were left leaning at a 45 degree angle.
The tremors also triggered landslides, shrouding nearby villages in dust.
Rescue efforts are ongoing and at
BBC NewsApr 08 2024
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Epicenter of New Jersey earthquake wasn't Trump's Bedminster golf club
The claim: Epicenter of New Jersey earthquake was Trump golf club An April 5 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims a notable geological event in New Jersey was centered on a property owned by former President Donald Trump. “UPDATE: Epicenter of 4.8 Earthquake in NYC area 10:23am was TRUMP'S BEDMINSTER NJ RESORT. Seriously!” the post reads. It was shared more than 50 times in three
"USA Today" ContributorApr 03 2024
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Taiwanese families in Minnesota count their blessings after deadly earthquake
Hundreds were injured and at least nine people are confirmed dead. "I was on the phone with my mother yesterday evening when it happened," said Anson Wu, the president for the Taiwanese Student Society at the University of Minnesota. He was talking with his family in Taiwan when the earthquake that injured hundreds struck. His family was unharmed, but he said his sister is still shaken as she
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