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Magnitude 4.1–4.2 Quake Near Glen Ellen Rattles Sonoma County

Early automated readings briefly overstated the magnitude, triggering alerts despite light shaking.

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Tsunami Advisory Lifted After 6.7–6.9 Quake Off Northern Japan

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Aomori

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

Japan Issues Rare Megaquake Advisory as Injuries Rise After M7.5 Off Northern Coast

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5 Quake Off Aomori as Officials Warn of Short-Term Risk

San Ramon Quake Swarm Flares Up, Rattles Oakland With New Jolts

Tsunami Alerts Lifted After M7.5 Quake Off Northern Japan That Injured Dozens

Tsunami Warnings Lifted After Powerful Quake Off Northeast Japan

Powerful 7.6 Quake Off Northern Japan Triggers Tsunami Warnings

Magnitude 4.8 Fuengirola Quake Felt Across Southern Spain as Andalucía Activates Preemergency

USGS Investigates False 5.9 Nevada Quake Alert That Lit Up Phones Across California

Andalusia Activates Pre-Emergency Seismic Plan After 4.8 Quake Near Fuengirola

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

Moderate Earthquakes Strike Oaxaca and Mendoza With No Damage Reported

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 4.1 Quake Rattles The Geysers Area in Northern California

BGS Confirms Tremors From Scotland’s World Cup-Clinching Win Over Denmark