Gempa bumi luar biasa berlaku di tengah AS

WASHINGTON 24 Ogos – Satu gempa bumi berukuran 5.3 Skala Richter yang luar biasa menggegarkan penduduk di kawasan pergunungan sempadan antara Colorado dan New Mexico, lapor Pusat Kajian Geologi Amerika Syarikat (USGS), semalam.

Gegaran berlaku pada pukul 1.46 petang semalam waktu Malaysia dengan pusat gempa terletak 290 kilometer selatan Denver, Colorado dengan kedalaman empat kilometer.

Media tempatan melaporkan kawasan yang terkena gempa bumi yang mempunyai penduduk yang tidak ramai itu merosakkan lebuh raya, beberapa buah bangunan dan berlaku runtuhan di beberapa buah jalan namun tiada kematian yang dilaporkan. - AFP

A midnight Colorado earthquake, the strongest to hit the state since 1973, woke startled resident on Monday night.

The 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck at 11:46 P.M. Monday night about nine miles outside of Trinidad, Colo., which is located on Colorado's border with New Mexico.

The U.S. Geological Survey revealed that Trinidad, Colo.; Raton, N.M.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and La Junta, Colo. were among the most impacted regions.

The earthquake, though severe by Colorado standards, did not cause any major destruction or injuries save for some minor structural damage at homes near the epicenter and minor damages to highways nearby.

It did, however, disrupt Colorado residents, many of whom called or checked online to find out what was happening.

"I thought maybe a car had hit my house. Then I called to my son and he said it was the third (quake) today," an elderly Trinidad resident told the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Colorado is considered a region of minor earthquake activity. The strongest recorded in modern times is a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in 1882, which was felt as far as Salt Lake City, Utah, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. 

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