A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 9:40 p.m. Sunday 13 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred 13 miles from Los Angeles, 14 miles from Palos Verdes Estates, 14 miles from Rolling Hills Estates and 14 miles from Avalon on Catalina Island.
In the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
An average of five earthquakes with magnitudes of 3.0 to 4.0 occur per year in the Greater Los Angeles area, according to a recent three-year data sample.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.8 miles. Did you feel this earthquake? Consider reporting what you felt to the USGS.
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Another swarm of earthquakes centered in San Ramon shook the East Bay on Monday morning, including a 4.2 magnitude quake felt across a wide swath of the Bay Area, authorities said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the first earthquake, measuring a 3.8 magnitude, struck just before 6:30 a.m. in the area just south of Bollinger Canyon Road between Alcosta Boulevard and Dougherty Road. At least 20 additional earthquakes of at least a 2.5 magnitude struck that same general area over the next several hours.
The 4.2 quake hit at 7:01 a.m. and was centered at the southern end of the Canyon Lakes Golf Course, according to the USGS.
Location of earthquake swarm in San Ramon, Calif., Feb. 2, 2025.
U.S. Geological Survey
It is the same area where multiple swarms of minor quakes have struck since November 2025 and have been felt across the Tri-Valley, with the largest being a 4.0 magnitude shaker on December 19. San Ramon, which sits atop the Calaveras Fault, has seen other small quake clusters over the years for reasons that are not fully understood.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook Riverside County on Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered seven miles from Indio. It occurred at a depth of 1.87 miles.
A spokesperson for the Riverside County Fire Department said there were no immediate reports of damage.
The temblor was quickly followed by several aftershocks, at magnitudes 3.3, 3.4 and 2.9, according to the USGS. The quake had an estimated intensity of V on the modified Mercalli intensity scale, which signifies moderate shaking — strong enough to overturn unstable objects and break windows.
The earthquake occurred 10 miles from Coachella, 11 miles from Palm Desert and La Quinta, and 13 miles from Rancho Mirage, Calif. The USGS logged public reports of those who felt the quake as far away as San Diego, 92 miles from the epicenter.
The quake was described by a Joshua Tree resident as causing “swaying like a boat.” A north San Diego County resident said rumbling from the temblor lasted about 15 seconds.
In a brief phone interview, a worker at Unique Bite Eatery in Indio appeared nonplussed and said there was no damage at the restaurant.
In the last 10 days, there have been four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
An average of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes between 4.0 and 5.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample.
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FILE – Beachgoers walk a dog and fly a kite as they near Haystack Rock, April 4, 2022, in Cannon Beach, Ore. Cannon Beach, a popular tourist destination, reopened Monday, July 17, 2023, after closing due to a cougar sighting near the iconic Haystack Rock. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday the cougar had moved on, as confirmed by wildlife and law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
A little after 8pm Thursday night, the National Weather Service Tsunami Alerts Center put out a social media post saying that there was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that hit off the coast of Oregon. The strike happened about 183 miles west of Bandon. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center says there is no imminent danger at this time.
A magnitude 3.1 aftershock occurred nearly three hours later in close proximity.
The City of Cannon Beach reported seven earthquakes in the last 24 hours. The public was more concerned that there was nearly an hour of delay between when the 6.0 earthquake occurred and when the alert was reported.
This is the first major earthquake alert off the Oregon Coast to occur since last September, when a 5.8 earthquake was discovered 102 miles west of Port Orford. In both instances, seven earthquakes were reported within 24 hours.
A large earthquake was reported at 7:25 p.m. Thursday off the Oregon coast. The magnitude 6.0 quake occurred 183 miles from Bandon, Ore., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles and had an estimated intensity of VI on the modified Mercalli intensity scale, which signifies strong shaking.
In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
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A small earthquake was detected near a scenic North Carolina town in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, federal seismologists said. No one reported feeling it.
The 1.7 magnitude earthquake registered at 1:06 a.m. about 4 miles southwest of the high country town of Newland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Newland, population 700, is the Avery County seat of government, a 20-mile drive southwest of Blowing Rock. Charlotte is 110 miles southeast.
The quake was 1.2 miles deep, seismologists said.
No one reported feeling the quake, according to the USGS, which also received no reports of damage.
Quake joins spate of tremors over the past year
The quake also was smaller than the spate of tremors across the mountains in 2025, most of them similarly weak and barely felt.
The strongest earthquake of 2025, a 4.1 magnitude, hit May 10 near the Tennessee-North Carolina border and was felt as far east as Charlotte, the USGS reported.
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A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring several. Officials said there did not appear to be major damage from the quake.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5. Its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero, near the Pacific coastal resort town of Acapulco.
It occurred at a depth of 21.7 miles, 2.5 miles north-northwest of Rancho Viejo, Guerrero. The quake was felt more than 250 miles away in Mexico City.
Residents and tourists in Mexico City and Acapulco rushed into the streets when the shaking began.
Tourists remain outside after evacuating their hotels during a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Acapulco, Mexico, on Jan. 2, 2026.
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Karen Gomez, a 47-year-old office worker living on the 13th floor of an apartment building in Mexico City, told Agence France-Presse that a siren woke her up.
“I woke up in terror. My cellphone alert said it was a powerful earthquake,” she said.
The civil defense agency reported various landslides around Acapulco and on other highways in the state.
Local officials said a 60-year-old man in Mexico City died of his injuries after falling while evacuating his second-floor apartment in the capital, AFP reported.
Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada confirmed the death in a statement posted on social media. In a separate statement on social media, she said at least 12 people were injured in the quake.
A tourist is assisted after being evacuated from a hotel during a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Acapulco, Mexico, on Jan. 2, 2026.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum, whose first press briefing of the new year was interrupted by the quake, said she spoke with Guerrero’s Gov. Evelyn Salgado, who told her there was no serious damage reported.
José Raymundo Díaz Taboada, a doctor and human rights defender who lives on one of the peaks ringing Acapulco, said he heard a strong rumbling noise and all the neighborhood dogs began barking.
“In that moment the seismic alert went off on my cellphone,” he said, “and then the shaking began to feel strong with a lot of noise.”
He said the shaking was lighter than in some previous quakes and he had prepared a backpack of essentials to be ready to leave as the aftershocks continued.
He said he had been unable to reach some friends who live along the Costa Chica, southeast of Acapulco, because communications were cut.
People seek safety in a parking lot after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Mexico City, on Jan. 2, 2026.
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Mexico is situated between five tectonic plates and is one of the world’s most seismically active countries.
In January 2025, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook a region of southwest Mexico. The tremor was about five miles from Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, a municipality of around 20,000 people, about 372 miles west of Mexico City. The quake struck at a depth of 53 miles.
In 1985, an 8.1 magnitude quake centered on the Pacific coast ravaged much of central and southern Mexico, killing thousands and causing severe damage in Mexico City.
A 7.1-magnitude quake on Sept. 19, 2017, killed 369 people, most of them in the capital.
Exactly five years later, on the same date in 2022, central Mexico was hit by another quake, just hours after millions of people had taken part in a mock earthquake safety exercise. The repercussions of the 7.6 magnitude quake extended as far as 1,500 miles north, where four-foot-tall waves began churning inside a Death Valley cave called Devils Hole.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook Northern California on Sunday afternoon. The temblor was reported at 4:41 p.m. seven miles from Susanville, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred 66 miles from Magalia, Calif., 68 miles from Reno, , 69 miles from Paradise, Calif., and 73 miles from Chico, Calif.
Moderate shaking was reported near the quake’s epicenter, with light shaking reported as far east as Redding, north into Klamath Falls, Ore., and as far south as Sacramento, according to the USGS.
In the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
An average of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 to 5.0 occur each year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.4 miles. Did you feel this earthquake? Consider reporting what you felt to the USGS.
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SAN RAMON — A cluster of earthquakes struck the San Ramon area Friday night, continuing a pattern of seismic activity in recent weeks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Things kicked off at 7:41 p.m. with a magnitude 2.5 centered 3.1 miles southeast of the city.
It was followed by a pair of quakes at 7:49 p.m. – a magnitude 2.9 and a magnitude 3.8. The earthquakes were centered 3.1 miles and 2.4 miles, respectively, southeast of the city.
The biggest of the bunch – a magnitude 4.0 – hit at 7:56 p.m. 3.1 miles southeast of the city.
The earthquake swarm continued with a magnitude 3.1 at 7:57 p.m. and a magnitude 2.9 at 8:10 p.m. – the temblors were centered about 2.4 miles southeast of the city.
There were no immediate reports of injuries of damage, but BART ran trains at reduced speeds until it completed safety inspections, resulting in a 20-minute delay.
Regular train service resumed just before 8:45 p.m., according to the transit agency.
SAN RAMON – A magnitude 3.0 quake jolted the Tri-Valley area late Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake hit around 10:11 p.m. about 2.6 miles southeast of San Ramon, 3.6 miles north of Dublin and 5.6 miles south-southeast of Danville, the USGS reported.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The quake was felt as far away as San Rafael, Alameda and Stockton, according to the USGS.
It was the area’s second noteworthy earthquake of the day. Around 5:53 a.m., a magnitude 3.1 quake struck about 3.1 miles southeast of San Ramon, the USGS reported.
Both came just eight days after three temblors rattled the same area over the course of about 100 minutes. More than 30 earthquakes also were recorded between midnight and 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 8, according to CalTech’s California Earthquake Center.
San Ramon was hit by an earthquake with a Magnitude of 3.0 on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The quake happened around 10:11 p.m., near Montevideo and Dolores drives.
It struck with a depth of almost 6 miles, the USGS website states. Residents in San Ramon, Dublin and Castro Valley reported feeling weak shaking, according to Did You Feel It responses.
An earthquake struck San Ramon late Tuesday on Dec. 16, 2025.
United States Geological Survey
The city of San Ramon had a similar magnitude quake hit earlier Tuesday, just before 6 a.m. Residents as far as Alameda, Berkeley and Half Moon Bay reported feeling some shaking.
A preliminary magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit the North Bay Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was just southwest of Santa Rosa, near Glen Ellen, at about 3:30 p.m. About eight minutes later, the USGS recorded a preliminary magnitude 3.1 earthquake.
There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurred Friday afternoon local time off the northern coast of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake comes after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the same region earlier this week.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake was centered about 70 miles northeast of Hachinohe in the Aomori prefecture. It occurred at a depth of about 6.65 miles, the USGS said.
No tsunami alerts were issued for the West Coast of the U.S. or Hawaii.
Monday’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Aomori caused at least 34 injuries and damaged roads and buildings. It also triggered a tsunami of up to 28 inches in some Pacific coast communities.
It prompted Japan on Tuesday to issue a megaquake advisory. The government estimated that an offshore megaquake could cause a tsunami of up to 98 feet and kill nearly 200,000 people.
Officials on Tuesday said the advisory was not a prediction, and the probability of a magnitude 8 or larger quake was only about 1%. But there was hope the advisory would serve as a wake-up call for a quake that could have the devastation of the 2011 disaster that killed nearly 20,000 people and destroyed a nuclear plant.
Monday’s quake temporarily increased potential risks in the regions of Hokkaido and the Sanriku coast. That’s where the Pacific Plate beneath Japan forms the two trenches — the Japan Trench and Chishima Trench — that have caused many large quakes in the past.
Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory, not a tsunami warning.
Two earthquakes were reported Thursday just after 5:30 p.m. about six miles southwest of Idyllwild in Riverside County.
The first was a magnitude 3.8 quake, which was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.5 temblor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quakes were about four miles from Valle Vista, eight miles from Hemet, nine miles from San Jacinto and 13 miles from Beaumont. According to the USGS, the quakes caused light shaking as far west as Cathedral City and as far east as Murrieta.
In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes of 3.0 and 4.0 occur each year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample.
The first earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.7 miles and the second at 10.4 miles. Did you feel this earthquake? Consider reporting what you felt to the USGS.
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Two earthquakes struck the Central Coast less than 10 minutes apart on Thanksgiving Day, according to officials.
The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 3.9 struck about 3 miles south of San Juan Bautista at 12:48 p.m. About nine minutes later, a magnitude 4.0 struck the same area.
According to visitor reports to the USGS website, the first earthquake was primarily felt in and around the Central Coast region, including Salinas, Monterey, Santa Cruz and Hollister, along with parts of Santa Clara County.
Map of magnitude 4.0 earthquake that struck near San Juan Bautista on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 2025.
U.S. Geological Survey
Meanwhile, the second earthquake generated more reports of shaking in the Central Coast and the Bay Area. Shaking was reportedly felt as far away as Half Moon Bay, San Francisco and Novato in Marin County.
There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the earthquakes.
Other parts of the region have experienced seismic activity in recent days. On Wednesday morning, a magnitude 4.0 struck the Gilroy area, followed by at least two aftershocks.
In the North Bay, three earthquakes were reported in the area of The Geysers on Thursday morning, the strongest being a magnitude 3.9 that struck at 9:11 a.m. Home to the world’s largest geothermal field, The Geysers is a seismically active region and is home to 18 geothermal power plants.
Meanwhile, the San Ramon area has experienced several minor earthquakes in the past two weeks.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 4.1 struck northern Sonoma County Monday morning, officials said.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake struck less than a mile northwest of the Geysers at 7:08 a.m. An aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 2.8 struck the same area less than a minute later.
The Geysers geothermal field, known as the world’s largest, is a seismically active region and is home to 18 geothermal power plants.
Map of an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 that struck near The Geysers in Sonoma County on Nov. 24, 2025.
U.S. Geological Survey
Visitors to the USGS website, mostly in Sonoma County, reported weak to light shaking. The quake was reportedly felt as far away as San Francisco to the south and Clearlake to the north.
There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake.
MORGAN HILL – A magnitude 3.0 earthquake jolted South Santa Clara County Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake hit around 5:48 p.m. about 9.9 miles east of Seven Trees, 10.7 miles north of Morgan Hill and 10.8 miles east-southeast of Alum Rock, the USGS reported.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The earthquake happened along the seismically active Calaveras Fault, which has produced notable quakes, including a magnitude 6.2 in 1984 and a magnitude 5.9 in 1979.
The Bay Area has seen other quake activity in the past 10 days, including a swarm of more than 80 temblors in the San Ramon area. Six, including one late Monday night at 10:47 p.m., were 3.0 or above – generally large enough for most people to feel.
