Swarm of earthquakes near Salton Sea sends light shaking into Riverside County
A swarm of earthquakes, the largest of which had a 4.9 magnitude, hit south of the Salton Sea in Imperial County Wednesday afternoon, sending light shaking into Riverside County.
Preliminary 3.2-magnitude quake strikes Rancho Cucamonga, felt in portions of SoCal
A preliminary 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday morning in San Bernardino County, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was reported at 5:24 a.m. about 6 miles northwest of Rancho Cucamonga.
Pandemic, fires and now earthquakes: Many SoCal residents worry about 'the big one'
Since the beginning of the pandemic we haven’t really had a big earthquake, but Friday night many of us felt a big bump in the night.
Preliminary 3.4-magnitude quake strikes near Lake Elsinore
A preliminary 3.4-magnitude struck roughly six miles from Lake Elsinore Monday morning and was felt throughout Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
4.6 magnitude earthquake strikes near El Monte, rattles SoCal
A preliminary 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Friday night roughly two miles out of Rosemead.
California quake alerts to become standard on Android phones
California’s earthquake early warnings will be a standard feature on all Android phones, bypassing the need for users to download the state’s MyShake app in order to receive alerts, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said.
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits in North Carolina, felt in several states
People across at least seven states reported feeling a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that hit North Carolina on Sunday morning.
Preliminary 3.5M earthquake shakes near Yorba Linda
A small earthquake struck Monday afternoon two miles southwest of Yorba Linda. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicates the 3.5 magnitude quake was reported at 3:18 p.m. Monday.
Morning 4.2-magnitude earthquake strikes San Fernando Valley, waking SoCal residents
Many Southern California residents were woken up by a jolt early Thursday morning as a preliminary 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley followed by a series of aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off of Alaska
A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off without any damaging waves.
Study suggests risk of big San Andreas earthquake has increased
The Ridgecrest earthquakes in 2019 may have upped the chances of a quake along the San Andreas fault with magnitude 7.5 or greater in the next 12 months, according to a study published Monday in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
Dr. Lucy Jones weighs in on the latest earthquake, COVID-19, her new podcast
Did you feel it? A quake measuring 5.8 hit just north of Ridgecrest Wednesday, with people feeling the shaking across the southland. The quake was centered in the Lone Pine area of central California.
A 5.8M earthquake shook between the Sequoia and Death Valley National Parks
A preliminary 5.8M earthquake shook about 10 miles south/southeast of Lone Pine, California Wednesday morning. Lone Pine is located between Sequoia National Park and Death Valley National Park.
Powerful quake shakes Mexico, at least two dead
The U.S. Geologic Survey said the magnitude 7.4 quake hit at 10:29 a.m. (11:29 a.m. Eastern) along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast at a depth of 16 miles (26 km). The epicenter was 7 miles (12 km) south-southwest of Santa Maria Zapotitlan in Oaxaca state
Two small quakes strike near Ridgecrest
Several small earthquakes struck Sunday night near Ridgecrest, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
5.5 aftershock of Ridgecrest quake rocks San Bernardino County
A 5.5 aftershock of the series of Ridgecrest quakes from last July 4, 5 struck the Searles Valley at 6:32 p.m, which is thirteen miles east of Ridgecrest on Wednesday evening, according to Seismologist Dr, Lucy Jones.
6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes in ocean west of Mexico
The U.S. Geological Survey says a relatively strong earthquake has been recorded in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico.
3.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Ridgecrest area
A preliminary 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday in the Ridgecrest area.
Vegas-Reno highway cracked, closed after 6.5 earthquake in Nevada
The main highway between Las Vegas and Reno was damaged and closed early Friday following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in a remote area of Nevada that a researcher called the largest quake in the state in 65 years.
3.1 magnitude quake felt in Riverside, San Diego counties
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake that struck near Anza Monday morning was felt in both Riverside and San Diego counties.