Why does California get so many earthquakes? Here's what causes them

California sits on an active plate boundary where the Pacific and North American plates grind past each other, producing ...

Map: 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of California

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 5:45 a.m. Pacific time about 40 ...

Las Vegas Earthquake: Map Shows Exact Location of 3.8 Magnitude Tremor

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Nevada on Thursday near the Las Vegas area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ( USGS ...

Map: 3.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Las Vegas

A minor, 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Nevada on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...
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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Caribbean seafloor off Barbados last night — the strongest jolt that section has logged in over a decade

The shaking started just after 9:25 p.m. local time on June 30, 2026, strong enough to rattle windows and send some residents reaching for doorframes. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake had ruptured the ...

‘Anomalous’ Earthquakes Have Hit Utah for Decades. Geologists Are Finally Closing in on an Answer

Researchers have identified a previously unknown type of earthquake that can begin as deep as 55 miles underground.
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A 5.4 earthquake just rattled the Tongan Trench 180 kilometers northeast of Neiafu — one of the strongest jolts anywhere in the South Pacific over the past 24 hours

At 19:12 UTC on May 26, 2026, the seafloor along the Tongan Trench lurched. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake broke loose roughly ...
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Strong magnitude-6.0 quake causes some damage in West Hawaiʻi on Big Island

This story was updated at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026. Officials with Hawaiʻi County and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory report that some light to moderate damage could be possible from the ...
KHON2

6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Big Island

NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning updated the magnitude from 5.9 to 6.0 HONOLULU (KHON2) — A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the Big Island at 9:47 p.m. on Friday, May 22. There is no tsunami threat to the ...
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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Hawaii’s Big Island; USGS assessing Kilauea volcano

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii late on Friday and the state's volcano observatory was assessing the Kilauea volcano, the United States ...