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3.1-Magnitude Quake Rattles Area Southeast of Compton

Officials say the shallow cluster of tremors reflects elevated tectonic stress on regional faults and requires continued monitoring

Strong Earthquake Hits Peru’s Ayacucho as Officials Begin Damage Assessments

Powerful 7.7‑Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Flores, Killing Dozens

Powerful 7.7 Quake Hits Eastern Indonesia

Multiple Mid-4 Quakes Shake Covelo Area

Small 2.3-Magnitude Quake Rattles Lilburn and Parts of Metro Atlanta

Two Shallow Quakes Strike Qinghai’s Xinghai County 18 Minutes Apart

Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Texas Panhandle

Twin Quakes Strike Junín, Killing At Least Five and Destroying Dozens of Homes

5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Offshore Near Port Hardy, B.C.

7.3‑Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Chiapas Coast and Triggers Local Tsunami Warnings

Earthquake Near Te Anau Triggers Evacuations as Tsunami Warning Is Downgraded

Multiple Small Earthquakes Strike Near Covelo, Including a 4.2 Tremor

Cluster of Strong Quakes Rattles Philippines, Indonesia and China

M5.5 Earthquake Shakes Eastern Japan, No Tsunami Warning

Shallow M6.1 Earthquake Off Western Cuba Shakes Cuba, Florida and Mexico

Cluster of Shallow Quakes Rattles Northern California Coast

Brawley Earthquake Swarm Eases After 350-Plus Quakes With Magnitude 4.7 Peak

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Shakes Hokkaido With No Tsunami Warning

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5+ Offshore Quake, Cites Slight Rise in Mega-Quake Risk