TOKYO(AP) — Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country's northeastern coast Tuesday, one week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan that officials said had caused an ...

Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the Northern Hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall ...

The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles away last week. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather ...

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake was detected close to San Ramon Friday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tremor shook the area at 8:31 p.m. It occurred at a ...

In April 2025, the Main Marmara Fault below the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Türkiye experienced its largest earthquake in over 60 years. In a study published in Science, a team of researchers led ...

Several earthquakes, the largest measured at magnitude-3.1, were reported Thursday morning in Ventura County, the USGS says. The earthquakes were centered near Fillmore, about 25 miles northeast of ...

TOKYO(AP) — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Damage and injuries weren’t ...

COUSHATTA, La. – Another week and another earthquake near Coushatta. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported just after 10 a.m. Thursday almost 5 miles east of ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man was injured after a crash involving a fire truck stalled traffic Thursday morning in South Memphis. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), it happened around 6:15 a.m ...

A series of strong quakes abroad and smaller ones at home has Californians increasingly asking the same question: Is the “Big One” looming? Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater struck within ...

While earthquakes are not uncommon in the Bay Area, one city has been experiencing a swarm of quakes since November. San Ramon sits atop the Calaveras Fault, and for some reason that scientists don't ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Dozens of small earthquakes have shaken the San Francisco Bay Area over the last month, rattling nerves and ...