7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Russia’s Far East

The quake briefly triggered tsunami alerts at nearby coastlines, less than two months after a larger earthquake sent tsunami waves across the Pacific.

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Hundreds Dead After 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

The quake, near Jalalabad in the nation’s east, left at least 250 people dead and injured more than 500, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise.

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The Street-Corner Sensors That Track Flooding in Real Time

Hundreds of sensors placed throughout New York City measure water as it rises, then send the data to an interactive map available to the public.

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Earthquake Jolts New Jersey and New York City

The epicenter of the 3.0-magnitude quake, which struck around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, was near Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.

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Russia’s Far East Suffers Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami

Regional authorities in Sakhalin Oblast declared an emergency after a tsunami hit the Kuril Islands, and Kamchatka region was watching for volcanic activity.

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What is the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’?

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active regions that encircle the Pacific Ocean.

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Russia’s Far East Suffers Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami

Regional authorities in Sakhalin Oblast declared an emergency after a tsunami hit the Kuril Islands, and Kamchatka Krai was watching for volcanic activity.

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Hundreds of Small Earthquakes Rattle Remote Islands in Japan

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday.

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Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut the Ecosystems Mission Area and Much of Its Work

From bee science to understanding the impact of a warming world on plant life, here’s what the Ecosystems Mission Area does.

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Earthquake Rocks Parts of Tennessee and Georgia

The quake on Saturday morning had a preliminary magnitude of 4.1, with an epicenter about 30 miles southwest of Knoxville, Tenn. Residents in Atlanta reported feeling it.

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