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Shallow M5.8 earthquake hits Myanmar, Yellow alert issued
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.8 hit northern Myanmar at 11:20 UTC on May 31, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
Shallow M5.9 earthquake hits Auckland Islands, New Zealand
A shallow earthquake registered by GeoNet as M5.9 hit the Auckland Islands, New Zealand region at 02:21 UTC on May 31, 2023. The agency is reporting a depth of 12 km (7.4 miles). USGS and EMSC are reporting M6.2 at a depth of 0 km.
Multiple Earthquakes Shake Kentucky & Tennessee, Not Far from New Madrid Seismic Zone
The matter of a larger destructive earthquake in this area is more of a matter of “when” rather than “if.” These earthquake in Tennessee in particular was within the New Madrid Seismic Zone, or NMSZ for short; while it and the other two quakes were far from significant, they struck in an area where a significant earthquake will happen again at some point in the future.
Drug overdoses killed equivalent of airliner full of Americans every DAY last year, new figures show
Early data showed that more than 105,000 people died, the equivalent of over 300 per day. Due to reporting delays, officials expect the final count to be more than 109,680, which would be a record high.
