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Earthquake swarm strikes off West Coast again

Experts say a "swarm" of small earthquakes off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island are part of the normal seismic activity in the area, and they could continue for several more days. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake that struck ju [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Strong earthquake strikes off the coast of Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico early Thursday, waking up people living near the Gulf of California only hours after a separate temblor swayed tall buildings in Mexico City, causing evacuations. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Earthquake: 3.9 quake strikes 15 miles from Soledad, Calif.

A shallow magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported Thursday evening 15 miles from Soledad, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:16 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.1 miles. According to the USGS, the ep [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Indio

A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening 10 miles from Indio, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:12 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes China

An earthquake has struck the far west of China but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The US Geological Survey said Friday that the magnitude 5.8 quake struck about 7 a.m. (local time) in the southern part of Xinjiang [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Earthquake: 3.2 quake strikes near Salinas

A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Thursday morning near Salinas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:31 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.1 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 10 mi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Earthquake: 3.7 quake strikes near San Francisco Bay

A shallow magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Thursday morning two miles from Crockett, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:13 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.6 miles. According to the USGS, the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Strong 6.0 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast

The quake struck at 7:31 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.2 miles in the Pacific Ocean 159 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon. It was felt as far away as San Francisco, California, according to the USGS. A spokesman for the Portland police s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was a report on the USGS website of the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Strong earthquake strikes off New Zealand; no reports of dam...

INVERCARGILL, New Zealand — A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island, but there are no reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami warning has been issued. The 6.1-magnitude quake struck Thur [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Salinas

A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon about 15 miles east of Salinas, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:44 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.9 miles. According to the USG [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

5.0 earthquake strikes Christchurch

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has struck Christchurch just after experts predicted more quakes for the region. The quake was centred 10 km east of Belfast and 10km north-east of Christchurch at a depth of 5km at 2.20pm this afternoon. The ea [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Earthquake: 3.6 temblor strikes near Ontario

A shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported Tuesday morning four miles from Ontario, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:32 a.m. PST at a depth of 0.6 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was fou [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea

An earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude hit Papua New Guinea on Wednesday afternoon, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The tremor struck at a depth of 75 miles, about 137 miles north-northwest of the capital Port Moresby at 3 [...]