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USGS Reports Magnitude 5.2 Quake Off Aleutians With No Tsunami Warning

The offshore shock is the latest sign of North Pacific seismic unrest on the Aleutian megathrust.

Chiapas Registers M4.7 and M4.4 Quakes After Oaxaca’s M4.0

Chiapas Feels 5.9 Quake From El Salvador as Routine M4s Continue With No Damage

Minor Earthquakes Continue Across U.S. and Territories, Largest at 4.6 Mw in Alaska

First-Ever Video of Fault Line Rupture Captures Myanmar's Devastating Supershear Earthquake

First-Ever Video of Fault Surface Rupture Captured During Myanmar Earthquake

4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Delhi NCR, Prompts Safety Concerns in High-Rises