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Earthquake Measurement

Magnitude 3.2 Quake Shakes Compton Area

Officials will monitor for aftershocks following a shallow quake on the Newport-Inglewood Fault.

3.6-Magnitude Quake Shakes Falls City Area

M5.9 Quake Shakes Tokyo Region and M6.0 Hits Hokkaido

7.2‑Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Ayacucho and Is Felt in Lima

Strong Earthquake Hits Peru’s Ayacucho as Officials Begin Damage Assessments

Small Earthquake Rattles Oakland Area, Triggers Transit Safety Checks

5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Leh, Ladakh

Multiple Mid-4 Quakes Shake Covelo Area

Three Small Earthquakes Strike Near Cloverdale in Sonoma County

Small 2.3-Magnitude Quake Rattles Lilburn and Parts of Metro Atlanta

Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Cloverdale in Sonoma County

Chiapas Aftershocks Continue as Separate M7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto, Japan

Two Shallow Quakes Strike Qinghai’s Xinghai County 18 Minutes Apart

5.8-Magnitude Quake Reported on New Zealand’s North Island

7.3‑Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Chiapas Coast and Triggers Local Tsunami Warnings

Minor 3.0 Earthquake Shakes Parts of Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri

Mild 3.6-Magnitude Quake Shakes Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir

Magnitude 2.9 Quake Rattles Lake Michigan Near Evanston

3.7-Magnitude Quake Rattles San Benito County

Four Shallow Quakes Rattle Maharashtra’s Hingoli, Strongest 4.6