These students do not shy away from learning scientific theories or conducting research. They may also be good at hands on work such as general repairs, drawing, and/or the use of many types of tools. Agriculture majors should be strong in the sciences, especially in biology.
Last nightâs M=4.0 earthquake struck just south of the city of Portland, and registered over 4000 felt reports on the USGS website. M=4.0 earthquake south of Portland Last night, at 5:24 p.m., a M=4.0 earthquake struck just south of Portland near the small town of Molalla, and registered over 4,000 felt reports on the USGS website.
The Worldâs largest earthquake with an instrumentally documented magnitude occurred on May 22, 1960 near Valdivia, in southern Chile. It was assigned a magnitude of 9.5 by the United States Geological Survey. It is referred to as the Great Chilean Earthquake and the 1960 Valdivia Earthquake. The United States Geological Survey reports this event as the largest earthquake of the 20th Century. Other earthquakes in recorded history may have been larger, however this is the largest earthquake that has occurred since accurate estimates of magnitude became possible in the earnly 1900's.