Earthquake swarm resumes to rattle Northern California city, seismologists say

A swarm of at least six earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological ...
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Rare 'supershear' earthquakes that could devastate California

California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical ...

Quakes rattle California but is the 'Big One' near?

Major quakes in Japan and Alaska along with a spate of smaller earthquakes in California this fall make folks ask, is the Big ...

Update: Earthquake measuring 4.2 hits area near Rohnert Park, CA on Dec. 14

SONOMA COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 4.2 magnitude quake occurred close to Rohnert Park Sunday ...

Small Earthquake Shakes Area Near Los Angeles

A minor, 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

Alert of significant 5.9-magnitude earthquake sparks panic in California — but it wasn’t what it seemed

Residents in Nevada woke up to a shocking 5.9 magnitude earthquake alert, but after the panic settled, the whole thing turned ...

Seismic activity on Dec. 14: Earthquake near Milpitas, CA registered - magnitude 2.0

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.0 magnitude quake was detected near Milpitas around midday Sunday, according to the ...

After False Earthquake Alert, Lawmakers Demand Answers on How It Was Sent

The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles ...

ShakeAlert sends false alarm about magnitude 5.9 earthquake in California, Nevada

The ShakeAlert system that warns about imminent shaking arriving from earthquakes sent a false alarm across California on ...

Nevada earthquakes? USGS sent an alert but here's what really happened

A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near ...
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8-hour quake barrage rocks California, millions of residents rattled by alarming jolt

The first jolt hit before dawn, a 2.9-magnitude quake under the Tri-Valley that woke light sleepers and set off a daylong sequence of shaking across California’s East Bay. Over the next eight hours on ...