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Three Small Quakes Hit San Ramon Minutes Apart on Friday Morning

USGS says the focused Calaveras Fault swarm remains under close watch with no damage reported.

Strong, Shallow Quake Shakes Japan’s Shimane Prefecture as JMA Warns of Aftershocks

Magnitude-7.0 Offshore Quake Shakes Northern Taiwan With Limited Damage

Rapid Earthquake Swarm Rattles San Ramon With Two Magnitude 4.0 Quakes

Magnitude 4.1–4.2 Quake Near Glen Ellen Rattles Sonoma County

Tsunami Warnings Lifted After Powerful Quake Off Northeast Japan

Powerful 7.6 Quake Off Northern Japan Triggers Tsunami Warnings

Magnitude 6.0 Quake Near Anchorage Rattles Southcentral Alaska on Thanksgiving

Magnitude 4.1 Quake Rattles The Geysers Area in Northern California

Bangladesh Quake Near Dhaka Kills 10 as Aftershocks Jolt Region

Tsunami Advisory Lifted After Strong Quake Off Iwate Sends Small Waves Ashore

6.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Northern Afghanistan, Killing at Least 20 and Injuring Hundreds

Preliminary 3.2 Quake Rattles East Bay Near Briones Early Sunday

Powerful Offshore Quake Strikes Southern Philippines; Tsunami Threat Lifted

Two Strong Shallow Quakes Rattle Northwestern Venezuela, USGS Issues Yellow Alert

Magnitude 4.3 Quake Near UC Berkeley Rattles Bay Area, Triggers ShakeAlert

Afghan Quake Death Toll Climbs to 2,205 as Aftershocks Hamper Rescue

Second Quake in Three Days Rattles New Jersey and New York City

3.0-Magnitude Quake Rattles New York Metro From Hasbrouck Heights Epicenter

4.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Rialto, Followed by 3.1 Aftershock