Undersea Volcano Apparently Erupts Off Oregon Coast, No Tsunami Threat
An active undersea volcano off the Oregon Coast has apparently begun a new eruption -- an event which was predicted by two scientists months ago.
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An active undersea volcano off the Oregon Coast has apparently begun a new eruption -- an event which was predicted by two scientists months ago.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the South Pacific Friday morning, following an initial quake Thursday of similar strength, triggering a small, localized tsunami risk. This marks the 6th quake to hit the planet in the past 7 days, with the first of the series being on the West Coast just after Earth Day.
Double earthquakes registering a 2.2 and 2.4 magnitude gently shook the Marin coast along the San Andreas fault Thursday evening.
A 30-year-old San Francisco man who was hiking in the Himalayas when the 7.8-magnitude Nepal earthquake struck last week has been reported safe by his family.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.4 earthquake has a struck a wide swath of greater Los Angeles, shaking buildings downtown.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.7 earthquake has struck in Papua New Guinea. No tsunami warning has been issued.
Aid organizations are scrambling to help in the aftermath of last week's earthquake in Nepal, but one Bay Area teenager named Everest has an idea to keep the help coming even long after the dust settles.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck near Redwood Valley Tuesday morning.
The State Department has confirmed a Sunnyvale man was killed in Nepal.
The massive earthquake centered in Nepal has killed more than 3,900 people and the number continues to rise. Here are some of the organizations that are already in the region and working with the victims who are desperately in need of help:
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck near San Simeon Monday morning.
A Bay Area climber who survived avalanches followed by a massive earthquake in Nepal is refusing to come home, determined to help injured climbers get back to safety.
Tens of thousands of Nepalese braced against terrifying aftershocks Sunday while digging for survivors in the devastation wrought by a massive earthquake that killed thousands.
Dan Fredinburg, an executive at Google and self-described adventurer, died in the 7.8 magnitude quake that struck Nepal on Saturday.
A powerful earthquake shook Nepal on Saturday, killing more than 1,180 people, collapsing modern houses and centuries-old temples, and triggering a landslide on the slopes of Mount Everest.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 have struck the South Asian country of Nepal Saturday morning, leading to collapsed buildings and major damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck off the coast of British Columbia.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean near Eureka.
The research out of USC suggests that a major earthquake on the San Andreas Fault could trigger large earthquakes on other nearby faults, intensifying the damage over a larger area.
More than a dozen areas in the United States have been shaken in recent years by small earthquakes triggered by oil and gas drilling, a government report released Thursday found.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck the Solomon Islands east of Australia Wednesday afternoon.
Officials are considering revising tsunami hazard maps after researchers found the Ventura fault line in Southern California is much more dangerous than previously believed.
A strong undersea magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck between Taiwan and southern Japan on Monday, sparking a house fire that killed a person outside of Taiwan's capital and causing Japanese authorities to evacuate some schoolchildren as a tsunami precaution.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck in Taiwan Sunday night.
