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M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Southern Mindanao as Agencies Disagree on Depth

Limited shaking and no tsunami warning make the event low impact for now even as its location near the June 8 M7.8 keeps officials monitoring risk to damaged communities.

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Deep Hindu Kush Quake Jolts Pakistan and India as Balochistan Seismic Cluster Causes Local Damage

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M6.1 Earthquake Strikes Off Iwate Coast

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5.6-Magnitude Quake Near Willits Sends Early Warnings to Millions

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2.4-Magnitude Quake Rattles Harford County Near Bel Air

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

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Silverdale Hit by Second ~2.2 Magnitude Tremor in Weeks

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Powerful 7.8 Earthquake Hits Southern Mindanao, Triggering Regional Tsunami Alerts

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Preliminary Magnitude 3.6 Quake Strikes Near Alamo, No Damage Reported

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Earthquake Rocks Himachal and Northern India, No Immediate Damage Reported

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4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Las Vegas Valley

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Cluster of Shallow Quakes Rattles Northern California Coast

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Two Nighttime Quakes Shake Meldola Area in Emilia‑Romagna

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Deep M6.1 Earthquake Shakes Offshore Calabria

Earthquake Measurement

M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Southern Mindanao as Agencies Disagree on Depth

Magnitude-4 Quake Shakes Kern County and Is Felt Across Los Angeles Area

4.2-Magnitude Quake Jolts Frazier Park and Triggers ShakeAlert

Magnitude 2.9 Quake Rattles Lake Michigan Near Evanston

3.7-Magnitude Quake Rattles San Benito County

3.6-Magnitude Quake Shakes Napa County Near Angwin

M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Halmahera, Indonesia

Deep Hindu Kush Quake Jolts Pakistan and India as Balochistan Seismic Cluster Causes Local Damage

M6.1 Earthquake Strikes Off Iwate Coast

5.6-Magnitude Quake Near Willits Sends Early Warnings to Millions

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2.4-Magnitude Quake Rattles Harford County Near Bel Air

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

Silverdale Hit by Second ~2.2 Magnitude Tremor in Weeks

Powerful 7.8 Earthquake Hits Southern Mindanao, Triggering Regional Tsunami Alerts

Preliminary Magnitude 3.6 Quake Strikes Near Alamo, No Damage Reported

Earthquake Rocks Himachal and Northern India, No Immediate Damage Reported

4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Las Vegas Valley

Cluster of Shallow Quakes Rattles Northern California Coast

Two Nighttime Quakes Shake Meldola Area in Emilia‑Romagna

Deep M6.1 Earthquake Shakes Offshore Calabria

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