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USGS Earthquakes
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    Prelim M7.1 Earthquake 35.767, -117.605 Jul-06 03:19 UTC, updates go.usa.gov/xyDfq
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    Damaging M7.8 EQ hit southern Turkey near the Syrian border ~4am local time. PAGER is red for this event; extensive damage is probable. Our hearts go out to those affected. See @Kandilli_info for local info. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…
    Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.8 - 23 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…
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    Prelim M6.6 Earthquake Southern California Jul-04 17:33 UTC, updates go.usa.gov/xyb7T
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    Prelim M7.7 Earthquake Cuba region Jan-28 19:10 UTC, updates go.usa.gov/xdTes
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    Animated map of seismicity near Turkey quakes starting ~3am local time plotting Feb 6 M7.8 mainshock (pink), early aftershocks (orange), M7.5 aftershock to the north (tan), and subsequent aftershocks in the north (tan). Time vs. magnitude progression shown on bottom graph.
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    Notable quake, preliminary info: M 4.8 - 7 km N of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…
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    When they say they can predict earthquakes 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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    Prelim M5.7 Earthquake Utah Mar-18 13:09 UTC, updates go.usa.gov/xdzCV
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    Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.2 - 12 km NE of Saint-Louis du Sud, Haiti earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…
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    Notable quake, preliminary info: M 8.0 - Kermadec Islands region bit.ly/3qlRP0Z
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    Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.8 - 23 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…
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    Earthquakes are uncommon but not unheard of along the Atlantic Coast, a zone one study called a "passive-aggressive margin" b/c there's no active plate boundary between the Atlantic & N. American plates, but there are stresses. Did you feel the NJ quake?
    Notable quake, preliminary info: M 4.8 - 7 km N of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…
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    Notable quake, preliminary info: M 8.2 - 91 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…
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    Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.4 - 8 km ESE of Pueblo Madero (El Playón), Mexico earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…