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1 week ago

Nevada rattled by earthquake swarm where the ground is SPLITTING apart

NASA explained: 'The Earth's crust in the Basin and Range Province is gradually expanding, cracking into hundreds of faults as it thins. 'Over millions of years, land on one side of the faults rose, forming mountains, while land on the other sank into basins. 'This ongoing activity makes the Basin and Range one of the most seismically active regions in the U.S.'
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3 months ago

Earthquake hits US city where the ground is at risk of SPLITTING apart

Nevada experienced a 4.0 magnitude earthquake due to the active fault lines in the Basin and Range Province.
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