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World saw 13,654 quakes of magnitude 4 or above in 2020

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:58:00 +0100pna (en)

ANKARA Around the world, there were 13,654 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher in 2020, the strongest of which was recorded in the US. Around 500,000 earthquakes, minor or major, occur on Earth every year, about 100,000 of which are felt, while around 100 cause damage.

World saw 13,654 quakes of magnitude 4 or above in 2020

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:46:00 +0100yenisafak-en (en)

Around the world, there were 13,654 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher in 2020, the strongest of which was recorded in the US. Around 500,000 earthquakes, minor or major, occur on Earth every year, about 100,000 of which are felt, while around 100 cause damage.

World saw 13,654 quakes of magnitude 4 or above in 2020

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:11:00 +0100nation (en)

Around the world, there were 13,654 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher in 2020, the strongest of which was recorded in the US. Around 500,000 earthquakes, minor or major, occur on Earth every year, about 100,000 of which are felt, while around 100 cause damage.

World saw 13,654 quakes of magnitude 4 or above in 2020

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:02:00 +0100bernama (en)

Anadolu Agency reported that experts at the USGS say the reason why more earthquakes are recorded today than in the past is because they receive more seismic station data with the development of technology. In 1931, there were 350 seismic stations on Earth to record earthquakes, but today this figure is expressed in the thousands, it added.

World saw 13,654 quakes of magnitude 4 or above in 2020

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 04:22:00 +0100aa-en (en)

ANKARA. Around the world, there were 13,654 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher in 2020, the strongest of which was recorded in the US. Around 500,000 earthquakes, minor or major, occur on Earth every year, about 100,000 of which are felt, while around 100 cause damage.

World Saw 13,654 Quakes Of Magnitude 4 Or Above In 2020

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 03:30:00 +0100haberler-en (en)

Around the world, there were 13,654 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher in 2020, the strongest of which was recorded in the US. Around 500,000 earthquakes, minor or major, occur on Earth every year, about 100,000 of which are felt, while around 100 cause damage.

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