The Bay Area was shaken on Friday night by an earthquake of magnitude 3.7, which was centered at San Francisco’s international airport. No damage was reported, though. The mild earthquake occurred at roughly 7 p.m. and occurred around 7 miles (12 km) under the San Francisco International Airport, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Robert...
On Wednesday, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake occurred roughly 2.5 miles south-southwest of the city of Isleton in Northern California. USGS reports that the earthquake, which was first given a magnitude of 5.7, occurred at 9:29 a.m. Pacific Time. Later, it was degraded to 4.1. There haven’t been any reports of aftershocks as of yet. There have...
According to the US Geological Survey, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake slammed western Afghanistan on Sunday, adding to the succession of aftershocks that have damaged the region this month. The center of the earthquake occurred 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Herat city, the headquarters of the western province, and its depth was 6.3 kilometers. This comes after...
Late Friday night, an infrequent and sturdy earthquake hit Morocco (Marrakech). It damaged buildings of villages in the Atlas Mountains in the significant city of Marrakech and killed over 1000 people. Rescue workers struggled to get through the stone-strewn streets to the faraway mountain villages, which hit the hardest, so the exact number of dead...