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Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Yakutat, Alaska

Officials report no tsunami threat following the remote quake.

M5.8–6.2 Shallow Earthquake Strikes China’s Xinjiang

Series of Small Quakes Rattles Bay Area and Central Coast, Latest a M3.4 Near San Juan Bautista

Magnitude 6.0 Quake Near Anchorage Rattles Southcentral Alaska on Thanksgiving

Small 1.8-Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Near Kingston, N.H.

Magnitude 3.6 Quake Reported Near Vallejo With No Immediate Damage

Magnitude 5.2–5.3 Quake Near Paphos Felt Across Region

Tsunami Advisories Lifted After Offshore Quakes Off Iwate in Northeast Japan

Two Shallow Quakes Jolt Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka With No Damage Reported

SSN Updates Epicenter of M5.3 Southern Mexico Quake to Southwest of Las Choapas

New 4.1 Quake Near Cihuatlán Follows Two Days of Moderate Seismic Activity in Southern Mexico

Peru Unveils Upgraded Risk-Data Portal as Agencies Log Modest Quakes in Peru, Mexico and Offshore Japan

Kamchatka Logs 14 Aftershocks in 24 Hours as Seismologists See Activity Easing by January

Kamchatka Logs Nine Aftershocks as Volcanic Alerts Persist

Magnitude 3.3 Quake Rattles Perth and Kinross, Followed by Minor Tremors

Chile Quake of 5.5–5.6 Felt in Argentina Triggers Precautionary Evacuations, No Tsunami Risk

Tohoku University Links 2024 Noto Quake’s Size to Failure of Ancient Magma Body

Bahia Quake Felt in Tocantins Sees Magnitude Revised to 3.9

Study Finds Cascadia Megathrust Often Triggers Northern San Andreas in Closely Timed Quakes

Magnitude 6.6 Quake Rattles Lae, Papua New Guinea