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Morocco earthquake live updates: More than 2,100 dead in rare, powerful quake

Sunday, September 10 by ABC News

(MARAKECH, Morocco) -- A rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night and killed at least 1,037 people in the country's strongest quake in more than a century, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry.The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake had 6.8-magnitude when it... Read More.

Morocco earthquake live updates: At least 1,037 dead in rare, powerful quake

Saturday, September 9 by ABC News

“Karma is the thunder, rattling the ground”: Taylor Swift fans cause earthquake in Seattle

Friday, July 28 by ABC News

Just call her "Seismic Swift": Fans attending Taylor Swift's concert in Seattle the weekend of July 22 were so enthusiastic, they literally caused an earthquake.As the Seattle Times reports, all the jumping up and down and screaming caused a 2.3 magnitude... Read More.

7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Alaska Peninsula, prompting brief tsunami warning

Sunday, July 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the Alaska Peninsula late Saturday.Preliminary data placed the quake about 55 miles southwest of Sand Point, Alaska, the National Weather Service said. It had initially been measured at a magnitude of 7.4, the United States... Read More.

Minor earthquake shakes residents near New York City

Friday, May 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A small earthquake shook buildings across the New York metropolitan area Friday morning.A 2.2 magnitude impacted the New York metropolitan area around 1:50 a.m., according to the United States Geological Service.The tremor struck south of Hastings-on-Hudson, a village in Westchester County... Read More.

Can a 10-story building made of timber withstand a 7.7 magnitude earthquake? Researchers test one to find out.

Wednesday, May 10 by ABC News

(SAN DIEGO) -- Researchers have successfully simulated a high magnitude earthquake on the largest building ever tested, and the structure survived.Global interest in mass timber construction -- which involves thick, compressed layers of wood, bonded together, creating structural load-bearing elements -- has skyrocketed in the... Read More.

LA County will update its building codes after earthquake devastates Turkey, Syria

Thursday, March 2 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- After an earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria last month, killing 50,000 people, officials in Los Angles County voted Wednesday to update the county's building code and require all non-ductile high-rises to be retrofitted within 10 years.The motion by the... Read More.

New 6.4 earthquake strikes Turkey as death toll climbs to nearly 47,000

Monday, February 20 by ABC News

(SAMANDAG, Turkey) -- Turkey was hit with another earthquake Monday as a 6.4 earthquake rattled Samandag even as the country is still cleaning up from one of the worst natural disasters in its history, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.There were no immediate reports... Read More.

How regional fault lines led to such a destructive earthquake in Turkey, Syria

Sunday, February 19 by ABC News

(GAZIANTEP, Turkey) -- It was only a matter of time before the region surrounding Turkey and Syria experienced "the big one," according to experts.Tens of thousands of people died in a pair of cataclysmic earthquakes that rocked the region on Feb. 6. First, a... Read More.

Turkey earthquake: Two men rescued from rubble 261 hours later, official says

Friday, February 17 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Nearly 11 days after a massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks rocked southeastern Turkey, two men trapped beneath the rubble have been rescued as the odds of finding survivors diminish by the hour.Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca posted about the rescues on... Read More.

Metallica Donates $250,000 For Turkey Earthquake Relief

Thursday, February 16 by Pulse of Radio

Once again Metallica is stepping up to the plate with their charitable donations. The band announced their "All Within My Hands'" foundation has donated $250,000 for Turkey earthquake relief. The band posted a message on their social media, which reads: ... Read More.

Pearl Jam raffling off signed poster for Turkey & Syria earthquake relief

Wednesday, February 15 by ABC News

Pearl Jam is raffling off a signed poster to raise money for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria.The poster is from Eddie Vedder and company's 1996 concert in Istanbul and is autographed by each of the band's five current members.For more info, visit

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Morocco earthquake live updates: More than 2,100 dead in rare, powerful quake

Morocco earthquake live updates: At least 1,037 dead in rare, powerful quake

“Karma is the thunder, rattling the ground”: Taylor Swift fans cause earthquake in Seattle

7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Alaska Peninsula, prompting brief tsunami warning

Minor earthquake shakes residents near New York City

Can a 10-story building made of timber withstand a 7.7 magnitude earthquake? Researchers test one to find out.

LA County will update its building codes after earthquake devastates Turkey, Syria

New 6.4 earthquake strikes Turkey as death toll climbs to nearly 47,000

How regional fault lines led to such a destructive earthquake in Turkey, Syria

Turkey earthquake: Two men rescued from rubble 261 hours later, official says

Metallica Donates $250,000 For Turkey Earthquake Relief

Pearl Jam raffling off signed poster for Turkey & Syria earthquake relief

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