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Colombia Quake Highlights Latin America’s Deadly Seismic History
A violent tremor in western Colombia prompts a review of Latin America's most lethal earthquakes—and the tectonic and st...
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Why the Richter Scale Is No Longer the Go-To Measure for Earthquakes
The famous Richter scale, created in 1935, has been largely replaced by the moment magnitude scale (Mw) because it fails...
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Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake Rattles Calama, Chile — No Damage Reported
A moderate tremor struck near the northern Chilean city of Calama early Wednesday. No injuries or structural harm have b...
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Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Strikes Northern Chile Near Carrizal Bajo
A moderate tremor was recorded off the Atacama coast early Wednesday, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries. C...