October 21, 2015
A series of small earthquakes that have struck east of San Francisco since last week continue to rattle the region. KGO-TV reported Tuesday that the largest one so far, a magnitude-3.5 temblor struck around 4:20 p.m. Monday, according to the …
August 13, 2015
Seismologists say a year-long swarm of earthquakes in northwest Nevada could be linked to volcanic activity. The University of Nevada’s Reno Nevada Seismological Laboratory announced this week that there have been 5,610 earthquakes in the swarm that started in July …
May 5, 2015
Scientists say the earthquakes to hit central Los Angeles recently have not been related to Inglewood Oil Field drilling. The Los Angeles Times reported Sunday’s light earthquake was the third in three weeks along the Newport-Inglewood fault, which caused a …
November 24, 2014
Seismologists have taken steps to better track an earthquake swarm in the sparsely populated northwest corner of Nevada near Oregon and California. Ken Smith of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory says the placement of equipment closer to …
June 24, 2013
Nevada seismologists and emergency managers say they’re monitoring an earthquake swarm in Carson City that has the potential to result in a major temblor. But officials from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno, stress they can’t …
February 28, 2012
Seismologists say a light earthquake struck Alaska’s east-central region and was felt in several communities. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the 4.3 magnitude quake occurred at 2:42 p.m. Sunday about 8 miles northwest of Glennallen. The earthquake was felt …