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Earthquakes

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Mexico Logs New Pre-Dawn Tremors After Chiapas 5.2 as Authorities Report No Damage

Mexico City’s seismic alarm stayed silent because the quakes did not meet SASMEX activation thresholds.

San Ramon Earthquake Swarm Persists With 4.0 and 3.9 Quakes as Scientists Urge Caution

Magnitude 6.5 Quake Strikes Near Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Three Quakes Jolt San Ramon as USGS Revises Largest to Magnitude 4.0

Rapid Earthquake Swarm Rattles San Ramon With Two Magnitude 4.0 Quakes

Japan Lifts Weeklong Quake Advisory as New Study Warns of Worst-Case M9 Toll

Magnitude 4.1–4.2 Quake Near Glen Ellen Rattles Sonoma County

Tsunami Advisory Lifted After 6.7–6.9 Quake Off Northern Japan

Bannu Police Repel Late-Night Checkpost Attack That Injures Five Officers

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Aomori

USGS Logs Rapid Earthquake Burst Near Fillmore, Strongest at Magnitude 3.3

Japan Issues Rare Megaquake Advisory as Injuries Rise After M7.5 Off Northern Coast

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5 Quake Off Aomori as Officials Warn of Short-Term Risk

San Ramon Quake Swarm Flares Up, Rattles Oakland With New Jolts

Tsunami Alerts Lifted After M7.5 Quake Off Northern Japan That Injured Dozens

Tsunami Warnings Lifted After Powerful Quake Off Northeast Japan

Japan Lifts Tsunami Warnings After M7.5 Quake Off Aomori as Checks and Delays Continue

Powerful 7.6 Quake Off Northern Japan Triggers Tsunami Warnings

Magnitude 4.8 Fuengirola Quake Felt Across Southern Spain as Andalucía Activates Preemergency

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