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A strong, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Ecuador on Friday, according to the United States ...
An area in the Pacific Northwest lies on a 'subduction' zone where a tectonic plate slides underneath the North American plate. Subduction zones produce the world's largest earthquakes.
A major, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Friday, prompting an alert for a potential tsunami ...
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook a portion of Utah early Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Although it might not feel like earthquake country to a Californian, for example, northeastern North America experiences regular seismic activity and has hosted large earthquakes in the past.
Latest California Earthquakes. Please wait a moment for map to load. Use controls or ... according to the USGS. In North America, only Alaska records more quakes per year than California.
During that earthquake, parts of California, Oregon and Washington could shake for up to five minutes, as the Juan de Fuca plate subducts under North America, pushing North America up and ...