earthquake

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has rattled the California-Nevada border.

The 3.1 magnitude trembler was felt by many in extreme northwestern Louisiana Thursday evening.

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A tsunami advisory was later canceled.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake was detected Thursday morning near the Alabama/Florida state line.

"It felt like a big locomotive going by and a big wave coming underneath the bed", said Mayor Wes Brinegar of Sparta, North Carolina.

The quake was felt in nearby states including Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

A magnitude 5.9 quake has shaken Puerto Rico, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.

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An earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico is not that surprising when you realize that there are two fault lines that run through our state.

Registering 4.5 on the Richter Scale, an earthquake hit the Gulf of Mexico this morning.

People really think that earthquakes can be scheduled!?!?

The 5.8 earthquake that struck yesterday gave folks all over the middle part of the East Coast something to breathlessly discuss. Yet, no one seems to have been seriously injured in the shake. In other words, BEST EARTHQUAKE EVER! In Chantilly, Virginia, which is not too far from the quake’s epicenter, an auto shop was shooting a commercial when the ground went wobbly. Here is the footage from the

It's amazing, natural disasters bring out the comedian in many people. Twitter blew up regarding #dcquake and there was plenty to laugh about...for an earthquake. On a serious note, if there were any injuries or other serious situations as a result of the quake, you're in our thoughts. If there ...

Adding insult to injury, still recovering from the earthquake in March, Japan has been hit by another earthquake, this time a 7.4 off Miyagi, which is not too far away from Fukishima. From the Associated Press:

This is some of the most dramatic footage we have seen since the 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan late last week.

His name is Hiromitsu Shinkawa. He is 60 years old and for 2 days he was floating on the rooftop of his house 10 miles out to sea. He is believed to have been washed out when the tsunami that roared ashore in his home town of Minami Soma (Fukushima prefecture) retreated back out to sea, taking Shinkawa with it.

Pray for Japan right now. It's like watching a sci-fi movie on television right now, except this is really happening. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan early Friday, triggering tsunami warnings and sending people fleeing out of buildings in the capital. Its epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) from Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake rattled buildings and toppled car