U.S. Geological Survey

Earthquake: 4.4 quake strikes near Rio Dell

2013-05-18 07:03:00

A shallow magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 17 miles from Rio Dell, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:46 a.m. PDT at a depth of 11.8 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 21 miles from...

Earthquake: 3.3 quake strikes near Rancho Palos Verdes

2013-05-18 03:06:00

A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 12 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:41 a.m. PDT. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 13 miles from San Pedro, 16...

3.9 earthquake strikes near Rancho Palos Verdes

2013-05-15 13:12:00

A shallow magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon six miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1 p.m. PDT at a depth of less than a mile, the agency said. The epicenter was...

3.2 earthquake strikes near Cabazon

2013-05-15 09:33:00

A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning four miles from Cabazon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:20 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 10.6 miles. The epicenter was six miles from Banning, 11...

Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes near Niland, California

2013-05-16 21:52:00

A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Thursday evening one mile from Niland, California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:38 p.m. at a depth of 0 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 16 miles from...

Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Cobb, Calif.

2013-05-14 23:20:00

A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening three miles from Cobb, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 11:11 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 1.9 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was...

Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Niland, California

2013-05-16 20:24:00

A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday evening six miles from Niland, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 8:07 p.m. at a depth of 3.1 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 24 miles from...

Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near East Foothills, Calif.

2013-05-09 22:19:00

A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday evening four miles from East Foothills, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:12 p.m. at a depth of 3.7 miles. According to the geological survey, the...

Google's Earth Engine: A stunning time-lapse view of the planet

2013-05-09 11:14:00

Much has happened to the planet since 1984, and now Google has come up with a way to have a spectacular, bird's-eye view of the changes. In partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA and Time magazine, Google has put together a website that...

Cattle grazing can promote cheatgrass dominance, study finds

2013-05-13 14:53:00

Ranchers often argue that cattle grazing is the best way to combat cheatgrass, an aggressive invader that has taken over vast areas of the Great Basin, destroying the native sagebrush ecosystem and fueling huge wildfires. But a study published today...

Marina del Rey quake Southland's third Thursday

2013-05-09 15:04:00

An earthquake centered near Marina del Rey was felt as far away as 50 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. The shallow 3.0 temblor began rumbling at 2:08 p.m. and began more than eight miles underground, the site reported. There...

Earthquake: 3.3 quake strikes near Willits, Calif.

2013-04-28 05:47:00

A shallow, magnitude-3.3 earthquake was reported Sunday morning 18 miles from Willits, Calif., in Mendocino County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:38 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles. According to the USGS,...

Lucy Jones of the U.S. Geological Survey and James G. Featherstone, general manager of Los Angeles' Emergency Management Department, explain how the early earthquake warning system works Friday.

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Why: The U.S. Geological Survey says several earthquakes have shaken central Oklahoma. USGS geophysicist Jana Pursley says the temblors began around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday and all were centered northeast of Oklahoma City.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

A string of earthquakes hit Southern California.

2013-03-27 00:00:00