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The Associated Press reported that a small earthquake occurred under the ocean off Southern California Friday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.5 temblor was recorded at 1:38 p.m. Friday and was centered 43 miles west of San Diego. The epicenter was midway between the mainland and Navy-owned San Clemente Island. A tiny aftershock followed. A number of small undersea ...
West Tennessee has experienced at least six minor quakes within the last week, but according to the Mid-America USGS Center for Earthquake and Information Education Outreach Director, the recent activity is within the normal levels of the Reelfoot fault area.
Virginia Tech's Seismological Observatory says a small earthquake that struck central Virginia prompted numerous reports of weak to light shaking but it didn't cause any damage. The observatory ...
PADANG, 30 November 2009 (IRIN) - Funding shortfalls and a lag in government grants have left thousands of people without adequate shelter two months after a devastating earthquake hit Indonesia's West Sumatra province, agencies say.
A 1.4 magnitude earthquake struck 9 miles south of downtown Los Angeles in the Willowbrook area at 7:44 a.m. this morning. That low magnitude of a quake is probably equivalent to feeling like someone shut the door with force in the house next door. Nothing to worry about hear, just a constant reminder about being prepared. Yesterday, a 2.4 struck the Hawthorne-Lennox area .
By SABRINA BATES Special to The Messenger West Tennessee has experienced at least six minor quakes within the last week, but according to the Mid-America USGS Center for Earthquake and Information Education Outreach director, the recent activity is within the normal levels of the Reelfoot fault area.
Jakarta - A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck a remote eastern Indonesian island of Sumba in East Nusa Tenggara Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury and damage, officials said. The quake took place at a depth of 30 kilometres, locate...
Los Angeles County’s Hall of Justice, vacant since it was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, might be reopened. The Board of Supervisors today ordered staff to prepare a report within 45 days on the feasibility of again using the facility.
Earthquake experts at Virginia Tech say Wednesday's small quake in Amherst County didn't cause any major damage.
AMHERST, Va. Virginia Tech's Seismological Observatory says a small earthquake that struck central Virginia prompted numerous reports of weak to light shaking but it didn't cause any damage. The observatory and the U.S. Geological Survey say the 2.7-magnitude quake occurred at 5:24 p.m. Wednesday. The epicenter was about 10 miles east of Amherst.
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck at 10:54 p.m. on Saturday night about 55 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Sixteen small earthquakes hit in the area of Sun Valley and Wildcreek Golf Course on Thanksgiving and on Friday, but no damage was reported and residents had a hard time even feeling them.
DANVILLE — A magnitude 2.3 earthquake occurred this morning and no damage or injuries have been reported, authorities said.
SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador—A strong earthquake has rocked El Salvador and parts of Guatemala, but no there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in either country. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.9. The USGS says it hit 31 miles (51 kilometers) southwest of Sonsonate, El Salvador.
An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude shook western Venezuela early on Friday, panicking residents and damaging some buildings, officials said.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Venezuela on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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