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Where a major Hayward fault quake could shake the Bay Area hardest
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (660+ words) The Hayward fault line has not had a major earthquake since 1868, but new simulations designed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found the Bay Area's geography will shape the next "big one," trapping seismic waves…...
2 small earthquakes strike near San Francisco Zoo
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (132+ words) Two small earthquakes struck Saturday afternoon near the San Francisco Zoo, according to the United States Geological Service. The first quake, which occurred at 4: 39 p. m. , was a 3. 0 magnitude, the USGS said. Its epicenter was located just under two miles southwest from…...
Japan warns of slightly increased risk of mega-quake after a 7. 7-magnitude one
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a mega-quake, compared to a 0. 1% chance during normal times, in the next week or so following the powerful quake near the Chishima trough. Officials said the…...
Magnitude 5. 7 quake strikes Nevada, is felt in Bay Area
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (142+ words) RENO " A magnitude 5. 7 earthquake rocked a remote area southeast of Reno on Monday evening and was felt as far away as the Bay Area, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. The quake hit just before 6: 30 p. m. about 12. 5 miles east-southeast of Silver Springs,…...
Earthquake jolts Santa Cruz County and Bay Area
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (379+ words) BOULDER CREEK " An earthquake centered in Santa Cruz County rattled numerous communities, including the Bay Area and Monterey Bay regions, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. The quake had a magnitude of 4. 6, the Geological Survey reported on its website. The temblor's…...
Why earthquake swarms happen " and what they mean for California
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (662+ words) Earthquakes usually strike without warning. But sometimes they come in clusters " dozens or even hundreds of small quakes concentrated in one area over days or weeks. Geologists call these clusters "earthquake swarms," and while they can be unsettling, scientists say…...
4. 9-magnitude earthquake shakes up Southern California
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) A moderate earthquake and a series of aftershocks centered near Indio rattled portions of Southern California on Monday evening, Jan. 19, the U. S. Geological Survey said. The 4. 9-magnitude earthquake hit at 5: 56 p. m. , 11 miles north-northeast of Indio, the USGS said. The shaking was felt…...
4. 2 magnitude earthquake rattles North Bay
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (567+ words) A magnitude 4. 2 earthquake shook the North Bay early Thursday morning shortly after midnight, waking up people across the region. The quake, centered in a rural area five miles east of Cloverdale in Sonoma County, was the second-largest earthquake anywhere in…...
Earthquake with 6. 5 magnitude rattles southern and central Mexico killing 2
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (302+ words) The earthquake had a magnitude of 6. 5 and its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico "s national seismological agency. There were more than…...
Magnitude 7. 5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a 2-foot tsunami
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (710+ words) The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11: 15 p. m. in the Pacific Ocean, around 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan's main Honshu island. "I've never experienced…...