Japan, tsunami and earthquake
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake occurred close to San Ramon Saturday afternoon.
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday
The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles away last week.
VENTURA COUNTY, CA - the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a preliminary 2.7 magnitude quake shook near Ojai on Saturday around midday.
The clusters of earthquakes have all been underneath the East Bay suburb of San Ramon, which is close to the Calaveras fault. There were at least 19 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or greater on Monday alone.
Officials said the megaquake advisory is not a prediction and the probability of a magnitude 8 or larger quake is only about 1%, but there's hope it will serve as a wake-up call.
A minor, 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:27 a.m. Pacific time about 8 miles northwest of Fillmore, Calif., data from the agency shows.
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2.9 earthquake shakes East Bay
An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 shook the East Bay on Saturday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.