Magnitude 6.1 Quake Strikes Aleutian Islands; No Tsunami Expected
Officials say a strong earthquake has struck in a remote area of the Aleutian Islands near Alaska but a tsunami is not expected.
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Officials say a strong earthquake has struck in a remote area of the Aleutian Islands near Alaska but a tsunami is not expected.
USGS researchers found that 20,000 low-magnitude earthquakes shook underneath the Oroville Dam since 1993. 99% of the time, the quakes occurred when the dam's spillway was in use.
Devastating damage done by an earthquake was cleaned up rather quickly in Alaska, making those in California question the state of their own road repairs.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Alaska near the state's largest city of Anchorage Friday morning, causing damage to buildings and infrastructure in the region.
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck shortly before noon Saturday near the Contra Costa County town of Crockett, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck the town of Willits in Mendocino County midday on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
An earthquake swarm along the San Andreas Fault, the largest measuring a 4.1 magnitude, rumbled through the Hollister area and the Salinas Valley Friday, rattling nerves but causing no major damage.
A trio of powerful earthquakes, including a magnitude 6.8, struck off the coast of British Columbia late Sunday night.
Automated alerts from the fledgling West Coast earthquake early warning system are ready to be used broadly by businesses, utilities, schools and other entities but not for mass public notification.
Three small earthquakes, one magnitude 3.2, shook Pinnacles National Park near Salinas at 6:46 a.m. Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
BART officials on Monday unveiled an updated, high-tech earthquake warning system that the transit agency believes will save lives if a major quake hits.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken northwestern Haiti.
The demonstration marks the rollout of a revised version of the ShakeAlert system.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck San Benito County early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A volcano has erupted in central Indonesia and authorities have warned planes about volcanic ash in the air.
Mass graves were dug Monday as Indonesian authorities rushed to bury hundreds of people killed by an earthquake and tsunami that cracked streets, tore down buildings and washed away homes on the island of Sulawesi.
Rescuers struggled Sunday to reach victims in several large coastal towns in Indonesia that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities feared that the toll of more than 800 confirmed dead would rise.
An earthquake-spawned tsunami swept away buildings and killed at least several hundred people on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, dumping victims across a devastated landscape that rescuers were struggling to reach Saturday.
Ash spewing from the Popocatepetl volcano has reached the southern neighborhoods of Mexico's capital.
At least one person died and 10 were injured, according to Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), after a series of earthquakes struck the island of Sulawesi on Friday afternoon.
BART experienced a 10-15 minute slowdown because inspectors needed to look at the tracks to make sure the quake didn't cause any damage.
A powerful earthquake rocked Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power across the island, and forcing a nuclear power plant to switch to a backup generator.
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake rattled through Milpitas Sunday night, causing no reports of damages but being felt as far away as San Jose and Santa Clara.
A 3.5 magnitude quake struck near Crockett Saturday afternoon.
An earthquake measuring 3.8 shook the area around the Geysers on Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
