A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of Southern California, the biggest tremor to strike in 20 years. It struck at the shallow depth of 0.9km (0.6 miles) and its epicentre was near the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Your phone blares, "Earthquake!" The voice instructs you to duck, cover, and hold on. About 30 seconds later, the shaking starts. At first ...

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic images. Viewer discretion is advised. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing more than 200 people, leveling buildings and ...

On the face of it, the earthquake that struck southern Japan on Thursday was not a big deal. The magnitude 7.1 quake did little damage and the tsunami warning was quickly scaled back. But the ...

A surge of earthquakes is rippling through California and reaching as far as Las Vegas. Since Oct. 9, Death Valley National ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first megaquake advisory, covering 707 municipalities from Okinawa to Ibaraki prefectures, after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off Miyazaki ...

Earthquake Magnitude Scale Magnitude Earthquake Effects Estimated Number Each Year 2.5 or less Usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph. Millions 2.5 to 5.4 Often felt, but only causes ...

The Great California ShakeOut of 2024 took place at 10:17 a.m. "What we do to prepare now, before the next big earthquake, will determine how well we can survive and recover," according to a ...

Earthquakes regularly rattle our planet, striking somewhere in the world every hour of every day. Such events are the result of the slow-motion march of tectonic plates that build stresses in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Exactly 35 years have passed since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a catastrophic disaster that killed 63 Bay Area residents and caused over $10 billion in damage to the ...

That was the Ansei-Tokai Earthquake of 1854 that originated in the Nankai Trough in the Pacific Ocean. The megaquake triggered a 6-meter tsunami that swept away 95 percent of coastal homes.

Your phone blares, "Earthquake!" The voice instructs you to duck, cover, and hold on. About 30 seconds later, the shaking ...