Why earthquake swarms happen — and what they mean for California

Earthquake swarms are clusters of small quakes caused by complex fault systems and underground stress, and scientists say ...
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2 states shaken by 5.0 earthquake as USGS flags risk of stronger aftershocks

On a quiet Sunday afternoon in late December 2025, the ground beneath Northern California suddenly lurched. At 4:41 PM on ...
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Hundreds of Iceberg Earthquakes Rattle Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier

Instead, the most prolific period of glacial earthquakes at Thwaites, between 2018 and 2020, coincides with a period of accelerated flow of the glacier’s ice tongue towards the sea. The ice-tongue ...

Series of Earthquakes Rattle California: What to Know

The quakes come as California sees the effects of an atmospheric river that has caused flash flooding, rescues, and ...
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Earthquakes Deep Below Antarctic Waters Seem to Have Surprising Effects on Life at the Surface

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...

Lessons learned from the Northridge Earthquake

After the 6.7-magnitude Northridge Earthquake rattled Southern California, scientists realized just how much preparedness can ...
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Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes are shaking the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier

Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake ...

2 earthquakes recorded in Southern New England

MATTAPOISETT, Mass. (WPRI) — The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said two earthquakes were recorded in Southern New ...