5.7-magnitude quake hits Northern California -- USGS

NUKUALOFA, Tonga, May 24 (UPI) -- There were no immediate tsunami alerts or reports of damage. The USGS said the 7.4-magnitude quake at a depth of 106.5 miles struck just after 5 a.m. about 175 miles southwest of Vaini, Tonga; and 178 miles ...

6.8 Chile earthquake: The USGS revised the original report of a 6.8 earthquake down to 6.5. The earthquake struck off Chile Monday morning. No tsunami warning was issued. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.5 earthquake has struck off the ...

A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck in the Sea of Okhotsk of Friday. According to the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ), the epicenter of the quake was located just off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, in the far eastern part of the ...

Gold exports from US are hitting new highs. According to the USGS, the United States exported 129 metric tonnes of gold Jan-Feb, 2013. At this rate, total U.S. gold exports could reach around 800 metric tonnes this year- a record high. The UK ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck western Mexico on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan today, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 0305 GMT near the Russian-administered Kuril island chain, 1,490 kilometres north of Tokyo, the US Geological Survey ...

Records since 1900 kept by various scientific bodies, including the US Geological Service (USGS), show that there are on an average 15 major earthquakes (7.0-7 .9) and one great earthquake (8.0 or above) in any given year.

A moderate 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Batan Islands region of the northern Philippines today, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The quake hit at 4:20 am (loc...

A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua today, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the ...