Earthquake jolts Los Angeles area
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Preliminary magnitude-3.1 earthquake shakes southern LA County
A magnitude-3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday in southern Los Angeles County. The earthquake at about 1:30 p.m. was centered southeast of Compton at a depth of about 8 miles. Shaking was reported in South Gate,
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Powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes offshore of southwest Alaska along the Pacific Ring of Fire
A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near a remote stretch of the Aleutian Islands early Monday morning, along the volatile stretch of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 3.1 magnitude quake rattled near Compton on Thursday around midday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The 2.1 earthquake was reported a little ways south of downtown.
Scientists recorded 1,399 local quakes since North Korea began its underground nuclear tests—a spike unlike anything the region has seen since seismic activity was first catalogued there.
The 3.7-magnitude earthquake, initially rated as 4.0 by Earthquakes Canada, was later downgraded. It occurred at 5:31 a.m. PDT at a depth of five kilometres, approximately 13 km east-northeast of Harrop/Procter, B.C.
A three-day disaster response exercise began in eastern Taiwan yesterday, simulating a major earthquake that severed transportation links and testing authorities\' ability to deliver aid and restore critical infrastructure.
To see how a magnitude-9.0 earthquake would rattle the Pacific Northwest, researchers ran 50 virtual simulations on a supercomputer.