In USA a variety of natural phenomena which in some cases can pose a threat to the population. Among them is one of the most mysterious and surprising the earthquakesoften in different regions. These are the earthquakes of Monday, December 15thwith exact time, location and epicenter based on the latest updates from the United States Geological Survey (USGSfor its acronym in English).
Through the interactive map Latest earthquakes (current earthquakes), available on the website USGSthe agency submits official reports telluric movements recorded in neighboring states in the last few hours USAas well as the areas of Alaska and Hawaii or Puerto Rico.
In the last 24 hours, A total of 33 earthquakes were recorded in the North American and Caribbean region with a magnitude greater than 2.5 degrees, of these, 15 were presented in the continental United States; The strongest of these occurred six kilometers from the city Glen Ellen, California, at magnitude 4.
These are the official reports from exact time, location and epicenter of earthquakes in the USAincluding Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, in the last 24 hours:
From all over the United States, Alaska and California are the states that record the most earthquakesalthough in the main cities only a few are noticed by the population.
In California located the San Andreas Faulta geological break in which the Pacific and North American tectonic plates exhibit frequent movements. Cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco felt the severity of the earthquakes throughout history.
Further north, in the frozen area of Alaska, the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate They also rub and cause constant earthquakesalthough they mostly go unnoticed due to the low population density in this area.
In addition to the previous regions in which Rocky Mountains and other mountain ranges in the central USAthe earth may move from time to time. Although it is not as common as in California or Alaska, it can surprise anyone.
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