May 18, 2017
A pair of small earthquakes gave a jolt and a shake to the Santa Barbara, Calif. area, but there were no reports of any damages or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS says in a preliminary report that …
May 8, 2017
The Alaska Earthquake Center reports that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula region of Alaska. Officials say the moderate quake was felt in the Anchorage area. No damage was reported from the quakes, which struck at 8:25 …
May 5, 2017
A small earthquake struck the Kitsap Peninsula a few miles east northeast of Bremerton, Wash.. Its epicenter was about 12 miles (19 kilometers) deep. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network says the magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday. There …
April 24, 2017
A small earthquake struck near Port Townsend in Admiralty Bay. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network says the earthquake happened shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday between Port Townsend and Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island. The 3.1-magnitude quake occurred at a depth of …
February 1, 2017
A moderate earthquake struck Tuesday that was widely felt in the Anchorage, Alaska area, but there were no reports of damage. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude-5.2 temblor struck at 12:38 a.m. and was centered about 130 miles northwest …
December 30, 2016
A trio of significant earthquakes that struck a remote part of western Nevada along the Sierra Mountains’ eastern front Wednesday were big enough to cause as much as $1 billion in damage if they had been centered beneath a big …
December 15, 2016
California’s central coast was rattled overnight by a 3.9-magnitude earthquake. San Luis Obispo County Sgt. Dave Nottenkamper says he felt a single sharp jolt just before 4 a.m. Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake’s epicenter was about five …
November 23, 2016
A light earthquake was felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula and in the Anchorage area, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude 4.0 quake was centered about 30 miles southwest of Anchorage. It …
November 14, 2016
A moderate earthquake was felt by residents in southwest Alaska, but there were no immediate reports of damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 and it was …
November 8, 2016
U.S. Geological Survey officials confirmed a small earthquake shook a rural area in northern Colorado. Paul Caruso, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, says scientists don’t expect to see any damage from the …