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Oklahoma Hit by 7 Earthquakes in 24 Hours
In just less than 24 hours, seven earthquakes rattled across Oklahoma, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The temblors ranged in intensity from magnitude to 1.6 to 2.5. The first quake — measuring at magnitude 1.9 — struck at 10:44 a.m. Sunday roughly 2.5 miles south of Perry, the USGS reported. The second quake — magnitude 1.7 … Continue reading
M5.7 Earthquake Rattled Utah’s Salt Lake City Area – Knocked Out Power, Closed Airport
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Salt Lake City and its suburbs early Wednesday, sending spooked residents fleeing their homes, knocking out power for tens of thousands and closing the city’s airport. The epicenter was just southwest of Salt Lake City, between the city’s airport and the Great Salt Lake. The temblor and its aftershocks physically and mentally rattled approximately 2.8 million … Continue reading
Earth Experiences Second-Hottest Winter on Record
February 2020 was the second-hottest February ever recorded, and the Northern Hemisphere winter months as a whole – December 2019 through February 2020 – were also the second-hottest in recorded history, according to a Friday report by scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). According to the scientists, the first two months of 2020 also ranked as … Continue reading
Ice Ages Connected to Changes in Earth’s Tilt – Study
New University of Melbourne research has revealed that ice ages over the last million years ended when the tilt angle of the Earth’s axis was approaching higher values. During these times, longer and stronger summers melted the large Northern Hemisphere ice sheets, propelling the Earth’s climate into a warm ‘interglacial’ state, like the one we’ve experienced over the last 11,000 … Continue reading
Shaking and Loud Booms Reported from 3.1 Magnitude Quake in New York
South Glens Falls in Saratoga County, New York experienced a rare incidence of noticeable seismic activity on morning of March 11, 2020. “The village, north of Albany, experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 at around 6.43 a.m. EDT. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 43.295°N 73.639°W, south-southwest of South Glens Falls at a depth of 8.2 … Continue reading
At Least 2 Fireballs Seen in Oregon and SW Washington’s Night Sky
If you looked up at the sky last night, you may have seen a fireball visible from western Oregon and southwest Washington! The American Meteor Society Fireball log says there were numerous reports on the night of March 4. The first one was reported around 7:15 p.m. due southeast. A second fireball appeared around 12:50 a.m. early Thursday morning due … Continue reading
Numerous Reports Made of Bright Meteor Fireball over the Netherlands and Belgium
There were 165 reports made to The American Meteor Society (AMS) about a meteor fireball streaking over the Netherlands and Belgium on Monday, March 2nd 2020 around 23:38 UT. Wauw! Net viel er een meteoriet of vuurbal of vallende ster of vallende UFO of wat dan ook en het staat op beeld #meteoriet #vallendester #vuurbal #aaaargh #nijmegen pic.twitter.com/MlkK3udK57 — deBakkertjes … Continue reading
Daytime Meteor Fireball Explodes over Slovenia and Croatia Setting off Earthquake Detectors
A meteor exploded over Slovenia and Croatia on Feb 28 at 10:34 local time (09:34 UTC). The exploding meteor resulted in a loud sonic boom who’s accompanying shockwave was strong enough to register on seismographs as an earthquake. The Dubrovnik Times reports that in Zagreb, there was a strong rumble and tremors. The tremor which was felt throughout the city … Continue reading
Fireball Recorded Streaking over Arizona Sky
A dashcam belonging to a resident of Tucson, Arizona, captured clear footage of a possible meteor streaking through the morning sky earlier this week – adding to the growing number of reported events in the state. YouTuber S Paris reported on Wednesday that he had observed a bright object falling through the sky around 5:35 a.m. local time that day … Continue reading
Falling Meteor Fireball Caught on Camera over Russia
The natural phenomenon occurred at 4:35 local time and lasted for about six seconds. A falling meteor was caught on a CCTV camera in the Segezhsky district of the Russian Republic of Karelia. The footage shows a meteor falling at a high speed in the skies above a populated area before a bright flash occurs. The fall of the meteor … Continue reading
