SODA SPRINGS — A series of earthquakes — the largest with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 — struck the California-Nevada border area Thursday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The largest temblor struck at about 9:35 p.m. and was centered about 10 miles (16 kilometers)...
Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Jolts San Francisco Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has jolted the San Francisco Bay Area on the last day of 2020. The U.S. Geological Survey says the offshore quake struck around 5:40 a.m. Thursday a few miles west of San Francisco at a depth of about 9 miles. The agency's website...
Quake Kills 6 in Western Turkey, Rattles Greek Island
ISTANBUL — A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, collapsing buildings in the city of Izmir in western Turkey, and officials said at least six people were killed and scores were injured. A small tsunami struck the Seferisar...
7.5 Magnitude Quake off Alaska Prompts Tsunami Warning
JUNEAU, Alaska — A reported 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula on Monday prompted tsunami warnings for a vast swath of communities, leading some schools to evacuate and send students to higher ground. Raynelle Gardner, a secretary at Sand Point School in the Aleutians East Borough School District, said...
California Quake Alerts to Be Standard on Android Phones
SACRAMENTO — California's earthquake early warnings will be a standard feature on all Android phones, bypassing the need for users to download the state's MyShake app in order to receive alerts, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said. The state worked with the U.S. Geological Survey and Google, the maker...
6.5 Earthquake in Western Nevada Is Felt in Valley
TONOPAH, Nev. — Authorities in western Nevada checked for possible highway damage following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in a remote area early Friday. The U.S. Geological Service reported the the temblor was reported at 4:03 a.m. about 35 miles west of Tonopah and just east of the Sierra Nevada range....
Earthquake Risk Prompts Order to Drain California Dam
SAN JOSE — Worried that an earthquake could collapse a big dam south of San Francisco, officials have ordered its reservoir to be completely drained by October to reduce the risk of floodwaters spilling into Silicon Valley. The 240-foot high earthen Anderson Dam, built in 1950 between San Jose and...
Study: California's Big July Quakes Strain Major Fault
LOS ANGELES — The earthquakes that hammered the Southern California desert near the town of Ridgecrest last summer involved ruptures on a web of interconnected faults and increased strain on a major nearby fault that has begun to slowly move, according to a new study. Ruptures in the Ridgecrest earthquake...
Earthquake Probed as Possible Cause of So. California Fuel Fire
CROCKETT — Officials were trying to determine Wednesday if a 4.5 magnitude earthquake triggered an explosion at a fuel storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area that started a fire and trapped thousands in their homes for hours because of potentially unhealthy air. The earthquake struck about 15 miles...
Hollister Area Rolls With Magnitude 4.7 Quake
A magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck a remote area of Central California on Tuesday. But a seismologist said there was no connection to a slightly smaller quake hours earlier in the San Francisco Bay region. The temblor occurred at 12:42 p.m. and was centered about 16 miles (25 kilometers) southeast of Hollister...