Sentences with phrase «magnitude quake rocked»
Only 12 days later and a few hundred miles away, a 7.1 magnitude quake rocked central Mexico, toppling buildings, breaking gas mains, knocking out...
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It was a similar story in 2007, when the Kashiwazaki - Kariwa plant in western Japan was rocked by a magnitude - 6.6 quake, and last year, when a magnitude - 5.8 quake hit less than 20 kilometres from the North Anna plant in Virginia.
Alerts issued by earthquake early warning systems, called EEWs, are based on several parameters: the depth and location of the quake's origin, its estimated magnitude and the ground properties, such as the types of soil and rock that seismic waves would travel through.
A magnitude 6.4 quake will rock the Californian Mojave this fall.
Still, most foundations are built from concrete, masonry products, or rock held together with cement, so they can be at risk for damage after a quake of any magnitude.