BECAUSE THE WORLD IS A SCARY PLACE
We better collectively tell 2024 to slow the hell down
An earthquake was reported in New York City Tuesday morning and may have prompted reports of an explosion on the East River’s Roosevelt Island.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens.
This comes hours after FDNY officials responded to reports of a “building shaking and explosion” on Roosevelt Island
Japan is facing a series of powerful earthquakes and tsunami alerts, with 16ft swells expected to hit its coast.
So THIS is how we start a new year..
JAPAN is bracing itself for 16ft swells to smash into its coast after experiencing a series of powerful earthquakes that sparked tsunami alerts in three other nations.
The country is dealing with the destructive wake of at least 30 quakes as emergency services battle to save people buried alive, control a major fire and prepare for expected landslides.
— Read on www.the-sun.com/news/9982935/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-issued-magnitude/
More from the SUN
A quick succession of dozens of earthquakes struck Japan’s main island of Honshu today – the worst being a 7.6 magnitude that hit at 4.10pm local time.
The quakes triggered urgent tsunami alerts, with officials warning that waves could be as high as 16ft in some places.
Already waves of 3ft have been battering parts of Japan’s west coast.
New New Madrid worries today..
A moderate earthquake jolted eastern Arkansas and surrounding states yesterday, generating reports of shaking from hundreds of people around the New Madrid Seismic Zone (or “NMSZ” for short) north of Memphis.
According to USGS, more than 400 people reported shaking across Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri, with some reporting light damage in Missouri. It is not yet known if this earthquake is a precursor to a larger seismic event in the immediate future.
Developing..
Horrendous situation in Morocco..
Tremendous loss of life and building structure in Morocco..
Devastating and developing ..
Rescuers in Morocco are searching for survivors from Friday’s powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are confirmed dead, and rescuers warn the toll is still expected to rise.
The worst damage and destruction has been in isolated mountain areas, which are difficult to access. Residents have described whole villages suffering damage and rescuers unable to retrieve bodies from rubble.
In Marrakech, the nearest major city, many residents spent a second night sleeping on the streets, too afraid to return to their homes. Historic sites in the popular tourist destination have been damaged.— Read on www.cnn.com/africa/live-news/morocco-earthquake-marrakech-09-10-23/index.html
Developing ..
Hundreds of people have been killed after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night.
The epicenter was in the High Atlas mountains, about 72 kilometers (44.7 miles) southwest of Marrakech, a city of some 840,000 people and a popular tourist destination.
The quake was the strongest to hit that part of the North African nation in more than 120 years, according to the US Geological Survey.— Read on www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/morocco-earthquake-09-09-2023/index.html
Multiple buildings collapsed following Friday night’s quake southwest of Marrakech city in Morocco, footage aired by the state-run Al-Aoula TV station showed..
The US body predicted that “significant damage is likely and the disaster is potentially widespread”, noting that many people in the area reside in structures that are “highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking.”
How about that timing.. a quake and a hurricane at the same time..
The timing sure is strange, while Southern California braces for its first tropical storm, and 80+ years and earthquake struck. How about that…. a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey.
The epicenter of the quake was in Ojai, between Santa Barbara and Ventura, and it occurred along the Sisar fault, USGS data showed.
There were no immediate reports of damage, the Ventura County Sheriff said in a social media post.
Shaking was felt throughout Los Angeles and surrounding communities, according to a USGS tool that allows residents to self-report their experience. About 50 miles away in Valencia, the quake felt like a slow roll, lasting about 20 seconds. Residents reported a slow-rolling effect in the Hollywood area, as well.
At least two aftershocks — measuring 3.1 and 3.6 — followed the initial quake.
Developing..
Strange occurrence this morning as an earthquake strikes Georgia.. it was strong enough to be felt in Atlanta..
And it’s weird it happened, as it’s rare beyond rare..
Several locations in South Carolina have learned over the last year that earthquakes can happen. They stopped being rare there ..
It just seems a little off that these events are happening so often..
There were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries.
The pre-dawn temblor lasted only seconds but a number of people took to social media to describe being shaken from sleep when the quake hit shortly after 1:30 a.m.
A seismic analyst monitoring the quake for the USGS Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado, called it the latest in a series of shakes in recent months but stronger than usual.
— Read on apnews.com/article/environment-south-carolina-columbia-earthquakes-a6a965a4ec71638f778bf4dc3856b94c
These are getting more common.. beyond a time we can call South Carolina earthquakes ‘rare’
This is a developing situation..
A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast near Fukushima, Japan, late Wednesday, prompting a tsunami alert.
The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami 11 years ago.
This is a developing story.. a
And while we may get ‘fact checked’ it’s interesting to point this out today too: “North Korea has fired an “unknown projectile” which appeared to fail immediately after launch, South Korea’s military said.”
A 2.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Georgia overnight, and some people said they didn’t just feel it. Social media users also reported hearing the tremor. “I didn’t feel it but I heard it,” one person wrote on the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. “It was the first one while I was awake! I honestly thought it was a plane or something.”
MORE..
“I thought somebody set a bomb outside our bedroom window it was so loud,” another person wrote on Twitter. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at about 11:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20. It shook the ground roughly 10 miles northeast of Eton, a town near the Tennessee border.
Officials say the center of the earthquake was shortly more than 10 miles north-northeast of Eton, Georgia in Murray County.
Residents in North Georgia told FOX 5 in Atlanta that the earthquake shook their houses and rattled things within them..
