Earthquakes

The USGS says a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean.

People in Northern California shared footage of the 7.0 Magnitude earthquake that rattled the state Thursday.

The tsunami warning launched by NOAA following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of California has been canceled.

Dave Snider, Tsunami Warning Coordinator at NOAA, said a destructive tsunami is not likely to occur following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of California.

Several earthquakes struck Northern California Thursday, including a preliminary magnitude-7.0 offshore in the Pacific Ocean at 10:44 a.m. PT that triggered a tsunami warning along coastal areas from Santa Cruz into Oregon.

An earthquake centered in the Malibu area with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 rattled parts of Southern California early Thursday.

A preliminary 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Many parts of Southern California felt shaking Monday afternoon as a preliminary 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Highland Park area.

Yet another earthquake was recorded in New Jersey overnight, not far from the location where the U.S. Geological Survey reported two other quakes in recent weeks — and a rare magnitude 4.8 quake in early April. This time, it was a 2.9 magnitude, USGS says, recorded about 4 miles west-southwest of Gladstone in Somerset County. That’s just shy of 50…

How about a bit of shaking to start the weekend? Another earthquake was recorded in New Jersey on Saturday — this one came in at a magnitude of 2.9 near Gladstone in Somerset County. That’s just shy of 50 miles from New York City. “We have not received any reports of damage to structures, roadways, or infrastructure,” the New Jersey…

More than 50 aftershocks have been recorded after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake in New Jersey shook the tri-state area last Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Now, the USGS is deploying ‘aftershock kits’ in the area to better document data from aftershocks. Eight kits will be deployed this week to track where the aftershocks originate, how long they last, and how…

Less than a week after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the tri-state, a 2.6-magnitude aftershock was felt Wednesday in New Jersey. The aftershock occurred around 10:22 a.m. and was located about 3.1 miles southwest of Gladstone in Somerset County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey The USGS said a “weak’” shaking was measured across northern New Jersey and into Long Island…