In USAa variety of natural phenomena take place that, in some cases, can represent threats to the population. Among them, one of the most mysterious and surprising are the tremorsfrequent in various regions. These are The earthquakes of September 13with its exact time, location and epicenter, based on the most recent updates from the United States Geological Survey (USGSfor its acronym in English).
The USGS is the U.S. agency that operates an extensive network of seismographs, which can detect seismic waves when the earth shakes and to alert people near the epicenter in a timely manner. Through the interactive map Latest Earthquakes (Most Recent Earthquakes), available at your websitethe agency presents the official reports of the Earth movements that have been recorded in recent hours in the contiguous states of EUas well as the territories of Alaska and Hawaii or Puerto Rico.
Map of earthquakes that occurred in the United States and the Caribbean in the last 24 hoursUSGS
In the last 24 hours, a total of 25 earthquakes in the North American and Caribbean region with a magnitude greater than 2.5 degrees, of which 12 occurred in the continental United States; the strongest of these was one that occurred 6 kilometers from the town of Malibu, California, with a magnitude of 4.7.
One of the strongest earthquakes in recent hours in the continental United States occurred near Malibu, CaliforniaUSGS
These are the official reports of Exact time, location and epicenter of the earthquakes in the USA., including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, in the past 24 hours:
The south of California experienced this Thursday, September 12 in the morning a 4.7 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. The phenomenon occurred north of Malibuclose to the homonymous geological fault, and was felt in that coastal city and in others like Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Calabasas y Westlake Village.
The location of the earthquake on Thursday, September 12 near MalibuUSGS
The cameras of a news channel Fox They even recorded the exact moment when the movement occurred, while the hosts of the television program were speaking. However, The Los Angeles Fire Department reported no damage or injuries..
The San Andreas Fault It extends approximately by 1300 kilometers through California and marks the boundary between the Pacific tectonic plate and the North American tectonic plate. Seismic activity around this geographical feature is constant and is a subject of study by scientists, who warn of the possibility of a mega earthquake of great magnitude known as the Big One.
On the southern Pacific coast of the United States is the San Andreas Fault, which causes frequent earthquakes in the region.TravelScape / Freepik
It is earthquake of magnitude 8 or greater It is expected to occur in the future and could cause devastation over a wide areaespecially in densely populated urban areas such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. The last ones Big Ones that shook California were the Great San Francisco earthquake of 1906with a magnitude of 7.8, and the Fort Tejon earthquake in 1857, with a magnitude of 7.9, according to USGS archives.
Before the possibility of re-registering a major earthquake in the area, authorities constantly carry out drills, review safety measures, as well as exercises to promote public awareness about to do before, during and after from an earthquake.
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