The modern Kansas earthquake era looks to be ending
On Aug. 16, 2019, the second day of the school year, students in the Burrton district felt the shake of a 4.2 magnitude Kansas earthquake. They knew exactly what to do: hide ... Read More »
Video shows duration and strength of 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
March will mark nine years since the horrific earthquake and ensuing tsunami that struck Japan. The country is steel feeling the effects of the disaster. The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 ... Read More »
Second, larger earthquake strikes California
A quake with a magnitude as large as 7.1 jolted much of California, cracked buildings, set fires, broke roads and caused several injuries, with 11 times more force than an apparent foreshock that rattled ... Read More »
Video shows tsunami hitting Indonesian concert
It struck without warning, wiping away a stage set up on the beach and vacationers who had gathered for a rock concert on the grounds of a posh hotel. An Indonesian disaster ... Read More »
Missouri has most seismic activities east of Rocky Mountains
Southeast Missouri’s Bootheel region is home to the most active seismic area in the country east of the Rocky Mountains according to the state Department of Natural Resources. Emergency management agency officials ... Read More »
Earthquake in Southern Missouri not the ‘Big One’
It wasn’t the “big one” but residents are still cleaning up after a 2.3 magnitude earthquake struck just north of Centerville, Missouri, Sunday evening the Missouri Geological Survey reports. Centerville is about two ... Read More »
Missourians to practice earthquake drill Thursday
The Missouri Statewide ‘ShakeOut” earthquake drill is taking place on Thursday. The state has the record of the 9th most powerful earthquake in United States history. The New Madrid earthquake was so ... Read More »
Dozens of kids at Bible camp among earthquake dead
The number of dead from the massive Indonesian earthquake and tsunami has now reached at least 1,234 and it’s expected to rise into the thousands as rescue crews explore new hard-hit areas. ... Read More »
Video shows powerful tsunami as death toll rises
The video shows the multi-story wave that hit this city. For those in its path it was a nightmare borne from the sea. Residents too afraid to sleep indoors camped out in ... Read More »
Earthquake wakes Kansas City area residents
Kansas City area residents awoke to the ground shaking this morning as tremors traveled north from a large earthquake centered near Perry, Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that Oklahoma recorded a magnitude ... Read More »
