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Moderate earthquakes strike globally without major damage

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  • Multiple moderate earthquakes occurred globally with no major damage or injuries.
  • North America saw quakes in Missouri, Ottawa, Nevada, and Washington State.
  • Europe experienced earthquakes in Sicily and Crete, with school closures in Sicily.

0 earthquake struck near Cooter, Missouri on Thursday at 1:59 pm ET, according to the USGS. The quake was felt by over 500 people across six states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee, the USGS said. Local news outlets reported no injuries.

0 earthquake also hit 40 miles north of Ottawa, Ontario on Tuesday at 12:36 pm ET, the USGS said. It was felt in Montreal, New York, and Vermont, according to the USGS. 9, slightly weaker than the USGS measurement.

9 magnitude quake less than two minutes later, according to the USGS. At least four more earthquakes were detected, with the most recent at 3:35 am PT, the USGS said. Social media reports indicated the swarm was felt in parts of California.

2, the USGS reported. 5 earthquake struck near Catania, Sicily at 7:05 am local time, according to INGV. The fire department and local authorities reported no injuries or damage.

The quake was felt in Messina and Syracuse areas, INGV said. Schools in several municipalities near Catania were closed as a precaution, according to Mayor Enrico Tarantino. 95 earthquake struck south of Crete, Greece on Thursday night, according to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.

5 aftershock occurred near the same location less than an hour later, GFZ reported. 5 earthquake struck near Orange, New South Wales on Tuesday at 8:19 pm, according to Geoscience Australia. The quake was felt hundreds of kilometers away, including in Batemans Bay, Geoscience Australia said.

3 earthquake shook southern Norway on Sunday, according to Norsar. 5 earthquake near Lillestrøm, 23 km northeast of central Oslo. The quake was felt in parts of Sweden, including Värmland, Dalsland, Karlstad, and Bohuslän, SNSN said.

Police and the SNSN reported no injuries or damage to buildings. The earthquake was felt at Oslo Airport control tower 92 meters above ground, according to NTB, but did not affect air traffic or systems. Conrad D.

0 earthquake west of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal on Sunday evening. NORSAR noted that the last earthquake in the Oslo area with a higher estimated magnitude than today's occurred in 2004, and that the area lies in the Oslo Rift, a geological formation from about 300 million years ago. The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) does not have a specific contingency plan for earthquakes, according to Elisabeth Longva, but earthquake monitoring is handled by the Norwegian National Seismic Network (NNSN), operated by the University of Bergen and NORSAR.

Longva stated that earthquakes follow normal incident management, with emergency services playing a central role. Unknowns remain regarding the cause of the Nevada swarm and the risk of a larger event, as well as the potential for significant aftershocks following the Norway earthquake. The exact magnitude of the Norway earthquake is subject to final analysis, as different monitoring agencies reported slightly different values.

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