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Magnitude Scale

Magnitude 3.2 Quake Shakes Compton Area

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

Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Strikes Near Larkfield‑Wikiup

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

Colombia 7.4-Magnitude Quake Leaves Hundreds Dead as Rescue Window Closes

Small Earthquake Rattles Oakland Area, Triggers Transit Safety Checks

Shallow M4.3 Quake Jolts Nashik as State Orders Seismic Assessments

Typhoon No.15 Heads Toward Tohoku and Kanto With Risk of Landfall

Shallow M5.0 Quake Shakes Junín, Peru, Causing Injuries and Widespread Home Damage

Moderate Earthquake Strikes North of Suez with Shaking Felt Across Region

Sequence of Moderate Quakes Hits Offshore Chiapas, SSN Reports Preliminary 4.6

Powerful Quake Ravages Kyushu as Mall Blast Hinders Rescue Efforts

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

7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Off Southern Mexico Triggers Tsunami Alerts

Magnitude-4 Quake Shakes Kern County and Is Felt Across Los Angeles Area

4.2-Magnitude Quake Jolts Frazier Park and Triggers ShakeAlert

Magnitude 2.9 Quake Rattles Lake Michigan Near Evanston

3.6-Magnitude Quake Shakes Napa County Near Angwin

Deep Hindu Kush Quake Jolts Pakistan and India as Balochistan Seismic Cluster Causes Local Damage

M6.1 Earthquake Strikes Off Iwate Coast

Twin 7.2 and 7.5 Quakes Devastate Northern Venezuela