A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California, swaying lights and rattling cups off shelves
April 14, 2025
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck in the Julian area of San Diego County Monday, with the shaking felt through a large swath of Southern California, even as far north as West Los Angeles. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 10:08 a.m. about 2.5 miles south of Julian near the Pine Hills area. A ShakeAlert notice was sent to cell phones throughout much of Southern California, initially putting the magnitude of the quake at 6.0, but the USGS later downgraded it to 5.2. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The
April 14, 2025
Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people
April 02, 2025
Shelter, clean water and medicine are in short supply following the earthquake in Myanmar that has caused significant structural damage and had a devastating
April 01, 2025
Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city
March 31, 2025
Voices are starting to emerge from quake-devastated Myanmar. Here’s what we are hearing
March 29, 2025
Bangkok ground to a halt on Friday after a strong earthquake shook the clogged Thai capital, causing chaos and triggering city-wide evacuations that left
March 28, 2025
Just after the conclusion of the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night, Hollywood shook. An earthquake beneath Burbank was felt across Greater Los Angeles. According to the United States Geological Service, the magnitude-3.9 quake was centered about 9.5 miles below Magnolia Park, near the border between Burbank and North Hollywood. Near the epicenter, tremors reached Intensity IV on the Modified Mercali scale, which measures vibration at the surface. MMI-II shakes were felt as far away as Long Beach, Malibu and Sylmar. Earthquakes of intensity IV are capable of producing a sensation like a heavy truck striking a building, but are not
March 03, 2025
New research on earthquake fault friction challenges long-held beliefs, potentially improving seismic forecasting. USC study reveals complex temperature-friction relationship in rock mechanics, reshaping our understanding of earthquake dynamics.
October 17, 2024
The United States Geological survey (USGS) said early on Tuesday that a 5.1 magnitude quake hit near Ksar el Kebir in northern Morocco. There were no official reports of casualties.
February 10, 2025A Tsunami warning was canceled in the Caribbean Sea after the region's most powerful earthquake in four years struck in the sea north of Honduras on Saturday. The U.S.
February 08, 2025Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has visited earthquake-struck Santorini, as the Aegean island imposed more precautionary measures amid intense seismic activity
February 07, 2025
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan's south on Tuesday near the city of Chiayi, the island's weather administration said, with reports of minor
January 20, 2025The United States Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck a region in southwestern Mexico
January 12, 2025More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for
January 08, 2025
A strong earthquake has shaken a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal
January 07, 2025
People remained trapped in a collapsed building in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Wednesday a day after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific
December 17, 2024
Ala Jabeer cried as he prepared to cross from Turkey into Syria with his 10-year-old daughter on Tuesday, thirteen years after the war
December 10, 2024
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Conchagua, El Salvador, on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.
December 09, 2024The tsunami warning issued for parts of the Northern California and Oregon coastlines after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the California coast has been canceled. CNN's Chad Myers reports.
December 05, 2024
The National Weather Service has canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after there was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake
December 05, 2024
With Morocco, there’s stronger bureaucracy, and in Libya, authorities are weaker. But, as a scholar who has worked in both countries explains, the results are the same: not enough aid getting through.
September 20, 2023
Hundreds of small tremors have shaken a densely populated volcanic area west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks, pushing the government to quickly redraft mass evacuation plans, even though experts don’t see an imminent risk of eruption
October 03, 2023
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