quake

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The first was a magnitude 3.8 quake, which was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.5 temblor, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

This combination of chemical and biological changes indicates that the quake swarm temporarily boosted the resources available to deep microbial life.

From Science Daily

The devastating Feb. 6 quake in southern Turkey killed around 50,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria.

From Seattle Times

Interest rate markets assessed the easing of bank tensions and also the surprisingly resilient U.S. consumer confidence reading for March, a survey which straddled the quake in SVB and the related depositor nerves.

From Reuters

The quake was also felt in the San Mateo and Palo Alto areas, the San Jose area and the East Bay; however, many residents also did not feel the earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times