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Seismic Waves

Two Small Quakes Strike Near Centerville Hours Apart in Ongoing Lowcountry Swarm

USGS is monitoring the localized sequence following several low-magnitude shocks this month.

Earthquake Swarm Near San Ramon Sends M4.2 Jolt, Triggers BART Inspections

Magnitude 4.2 Quake Near Great Falls Shakes Montana as Malmstrom AFB Reports No Damage

Overnight 4.2 Jolts Indio Area as Aftershock Swarm Follows 4.9 Quake

Strong, Shallow Quake Shakes Japan’s Shimane Prefecture as JMA Warns of Aftershocks

USGS Logs Rapid Earthquake Burst Near Fillmore, Strongest at Magnitude 3.3

Magnitude 6.0 Quake Near Anchorage Rattles Southcentral Alaska on Thanksgiving

Bangladesh Quake Near Dhaka Kills 10 as Aftershocks Jolt Region

Krasheninnikov Eruption Persists Under Orange Aviation Alert as Scientists Probe Quake Link

3.0-Magnitude Quake Rattles New York Metro From Hasbrouck Heights Epicenter

6.5 Magnitude Quake Jolts Central Colombia, Rattling Bogota