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Earthquakes hit California, Cuba and Japan

As if we haven’t been shaken and stirred enough lately, three separate earthquakes hit California, Cuba and Japan on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. California’s earthquake was a puny magnitude 3.5 (the recent quake in t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

California Earthquake Authority Bond Issue a ‘First Step’

Officials with the California Earthquake Authority said yesterday that their recent $150-million bond issue is just a first step in diversifying their risk so that they can expand earthquake coverage in the state. “It is just a step [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Earthquake Risks in California

California Earthquakes: California earthquakes are developed by movement of huge blocks of the earth's crust; the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving northwest, scraping horizontally p [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Earthquake Risks in California

California Earthquakes California earthquakes are developed by movement of huge blocks of the earth's crust; the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving northwest, scraping horizontally past the N [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southers California Today Ju...

5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southers California Today July 7, 2010′ The United States Geological Survey downgraded the earthquake to 5.4.Originally the earthquake was 5.9 and 5.7. There was a lot of aftershocks according to the [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Earthquake Moved California City 31 Inches: Calexico, Calif

NASA radar images show that Calexico, California was moved as much as 2 1/2 feet (80 cm) south as well as pushed down into the Earth by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Baja California on April 4, 2010. Does that mean that Calexico is [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

California-Mexico Border Hit By Earthquake

An earthquake measuring the magnitude of 5.1 hit the California-Mexico border on Tuesday afternoon. The quake which stuck the 19 miles southwest of Calexico in Imperial County was reported at 5:38 p.m. However, no injuries or [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

4.3 Earthquake Shakes Southern California

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.3. It happened at 6:36 p.m. three miles north-northeast of the city of Banning. The 4.3 temblor was preceded by several smaller quakes in the same area, the largest [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Small earthquake rattles Ojai, California

A small earthquake rattled homes in Ojai, around 80 miles north west of Los Angeles, California this afternoon (May at 1:27pm local time. The 4.2 quake was felt is surrounding areas, including the outskirts of Los Angeles as clo [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

4.7-magnitude earthquake shakes California

A moderate, 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook southern California Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, with no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The tremor hit at 4:55 am (1155 GMT), 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) underground, c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Moderate earthquake jolts southern California

Moderate 4.5-magnitude earthquake rattled southern California Thursday but there were no reports of casualties or damage, officials said. The quake, initially measured at 5.0, was centered near the town of San Bernadino, some 55 miles (88 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Magnitude-4.1 quake shakes central California

A magnitude-4.1 earthquake shook central California Sunday, but there were no reports of property damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor was centered eight miles south of the unincorporated town of. Tres Pinos, abou [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

California Shaken By Earthquakes

The first earthquake measured 5.1 on the Richter scale and struck 19 miles west of Petrolia in the west-coast US state.The second quake, which measured 4.1, hit 11 miles southwest of Fort Ross. Magnitude 5 quakes are considered moderate [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Earthquake Rattles Southern California

A moderate earthquake, the largest in Southern California since 1999, struck 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. It swayed buildings and tossed food off grocery store shelves, but there were no reports of major injurie [...]