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USGS Logs 27 Quakes Over 2.5 Magnitude in North America and Caribbean

Real-time monitoring shows recent tremors in the region are routine low to moderate events with no major damage reported

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Overview

  • In the past 24 hours the USGS recorded 27 earthquakes above magnitude 2.5 across North America and the Caribbean, including 12 in the continental United States.
  • The strongest tremors included a magnitude-5.2 event southwest of Nikolski, Alaska, and a magnitude-4.0 quake near The Geysers, California.
  • El Periódico’s interactive map and the USGS “Latest Earthquakes” tool enable users to explore recent global tremors by location, depth and exact magnitude in real time.
  • Seismologists rely on scales such as the Richter and Moment Magnitude (Mw) to measure quake strength, with historical extremes including the 1960 Chile (9.5 Mw) and 1556 central China (≈830,000 deaths) events.
  • Emergency agencies advise residents in seismic zones to prepare evacuation plans, maintain emergency kits and follow official alerts during tremors.