A burst of low magnitude earthquakes in Northern California is just the latest in a series of earthquake clusters raising questions about whether seismic activity is increasing in the region. On ...

So we've been seeing just starting this morning, um, some earthquakes in San Ramon with the largest earthquake of 923.7 and by my count, about 16 earthquakes, um overnight and into today. And that's ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occurred at 11:41 a.m. local time in northeast of Yakutat, ...

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone region in the U.S. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at 8:11 a.m. local ...

Around 90 small earthquakes have struck near San Ramon in the East Bay this month. It’s at least the sixth time a series of tiny quakes has lit up that area since 1970, including the most recent swarm ...

Residents of a suburban East Bay community have spent the past 10 days dealing with a jarring trend — not repeated rain storms or the end of baseball season. Earthquakes. Lots of them. Since Nov. 9 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday less than a mile from Paso Robles, according to the U ...

An earthquake swarm hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday morning. The cluster of up to eight quakes, ranging from 2.5 to 3.8 on the Richter scale, first occurred from 9:38am to 9:41am around ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. This week’s massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia, which triggered ...

Dee Ninis works at the Seismology Research Centre, is Vice-President of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, and a Committee Member for the Geological Society of Australia – Victoria ...

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A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook Knoxville and East Tennessee at 9:04 a.m. ET May 10, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake originated near Greenback, Tennessee, which is 30 miles ...