earthquakes

April Earthquake Moved Entire City of Calexico 2.5 Feet South

Adrian Chen · 06/23/10 08:33PM

Remember that Easter earthquake in Baja California? NASA now says the earthquake physically moved the border city of Calexico 2.5 to the south. It's actually not that much: The Chile earthquake moved the city of Concepcion 10 feet west. [AP]

7.2 Magnitude Quake Hits Southern California

Adrian Chen · 04/04/10 07:01PM

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit southern California and northern Mexico at 3:30 this afternoon, local time. The quake's epicenter was 108 miles east of Tijuana in Baja California. The quake was felt throughout the LA area, and there have been scattered reports of damages. [NYT]

Watch as Chilean Tsunami Hits Hawaii

Jon Martin · 03/01/10 03:40PM

Immediately following the earthquake in Chile, Hawaii was put on high-alert due to the threat of a tsunami. Watch as a group of beach-goers in Hawaii spot the tsunami, and flee in terror.


[via YouTube]