Thursday 14 January 2016

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

7.0 Earthquake hits Algeria.

6.6 Earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.

6.0 Earthquake hits Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

5.5 Earthquake hits the Macquarie Islands.

5.2 Earthquake hits Tonga.

5.2 Earthquake hits eastern Xizang, China.

5.1 Earthquake hits northern Xinjiang, China.

5.1 Earthquake hits Fiji.

5.1 Earthquake hits Tonga.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Flores region, Indonesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits Tajikistan.

Frost Quakes in Wisconsin, USA

Cryoseisms, as they're officially known, happen when water in the soil expands as it freezes which can cause a large boom and the ground can shake. They're pretty rare. The National Weather Service says they got several reports of "Frost quakes" from part of Wisconsin on Tuesday.

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