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Earthquake 6,3 hits Santa Cruz islands

Friday, June 24, 2011Friday, March 4, 2022

A massive 6.3 earthquake struck near the Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific just hours after a massive 7.2 earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands near Alaska. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck at a depth of 62 km along the tectonic plate boundary. Just 3 days ago

Japan’s 11 March mega-quake shifted the ocean floor sideways by more than 20m

Sunday, May 22, 2011Friday, March 4, 2022

Japan’s 11 March mega-quake shifted the ocean floor sideways by more than 20m (65ft), according one instrument placed on the seabed off the nation’s coast. This direct measurement exceeds the displacement suggested by some models built only from data gathered on

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Earthquake 6,3 hits Santa Cruz islands

Japan’s 11 March mega-quake shifted the ocean floor sideways by more than 20m

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