Earthquake
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Small earthquake recorded Sunday near Crandon is Wisconsin’s first in 11 years
For the first time in more than a decade, geologists recorded a small earthquake near Crandon on Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey, or USGS, recorded a 2.5 magnitude earthquake around 2.5 miles northeast of Mole Lake at 7:05 a.m. on Sunday. The Forest County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that authorities received…
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Southern Wisconsin may have felt a rare earthquake in north central Illinois
Residents of southern Wisconsin may have felt a tremble early Wednesday morning thanks to a rare earthquake in northern Illinois. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 3.6 magnitude earthquake in Putnam County, Illinois, around 100 miles from the Wisconsin border. The quake happened at 4:41 a.m. and USGS estimates the event could be felt as…
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‘An overwhelming disaster’: Wisconsinites send supplies, raise money for victims of earthquake in Turkey, Syria
The devastating earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey last week moved Wisconsinites to pool resources and support recovery efforts. The magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes killed more than 30,000 people. Millions have been left homeless. International search and rescue efforts have begun to recede as many fear few will survive or be found under the…
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Former Wisconsin Congressman Mark Green Responds To Natural Disasters As USAID Head
Former Wisconsin Congressman Mark Green took lead of USAID — the U.S. Agency for International Development — in August, and has since grappled with a series of natural disasters. His agency has workers on the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean due to damage from Hurricane Irma earlier this month and in Mexico City…
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Nuclear Power Critics Question Disaster Preparedness At Wisconsin’s Point Beach
Five years after an earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima power plant in Japan causing the world’s most recent nuclear disaster, officials with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission continue to recommend that roughly 100 U.S. nuclear plants do more to protect against accidents on a similar scale. In Wisconsin, critics and proponents of nuclear power…
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Increasing Population, Urbanization Means More Americans Face Earthquakes, Data Shows
New U.S. Geological Survey research finds almost half of Americans are exposed to potentially damaging earthquakes, nearly doubling the 2006 estimate of 75 million people. The Midwest is one of the areas that could see additional harm, according to the report. Mark Petersen is chief of the USGS National Seismic Hazard Modeling Project. He said…
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UW Students Work To Raise Funds For Victims Of Nepal Earthquake
After a devastating earthquake hit Nepal Saturday, some people in Wisconsin are trying to raise money to help with relief efforts. At University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Nepal Student Association is trying to find ways to help as their loved ones and the people of Nepal recover from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the region this…