The earthquake on the East Coast yesterday occurred near the border between Kentucky and Tennessee. It had a magnitude of 4.4.
The center of an earthquake is known as its epicenter.
An epicenter.
The 1964 earthquake in the US, known as the Great Alaska Earthquake, resulted in approximately 139 deaths.
The point underground where an earthquake originates is known as the hypocenter or the focus. This is the specific location within the Earth's crust where the seismic energy is released, leading to the generation of seismic waves that cause the earthquake.
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7.4
Usually the place where the earthquake takes place. Earthquake itself is a common noun.There's the National Earthquake Information Center(NEIC), a division of the US Geological Survey of the US Department of Interior; or the 1974 movie "Earthquake", starring Charleton Heston.
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The earthquake struck at 8:45 a.m. yesterday.
The most earthquake prone part of the US is Alaska. California is the second most earthquake prone state and Hawaii third. According to the USGS National Earthquake Center, there is an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or greater in the US once every few years.
Most likely the on call / duty seismologist at the US National Earthquake Information Center. Please see the related link.
The earthquake on the East Coast yesterday occurred near the border between Kentucky and Tennessee. It had a magnitude of 4.4.
The center of an earthquake is the epicenter.
The center of an earthquake is known as its epicenter.
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Today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday, tomorrow is Saturday and Sunday comes after that, and the earthquake stopped after that...