California

M6.5 earthquake strikes offshore western Canada

Comparing Canada to California: A tale of two North American-Pacific transform plate boundaries

Sep 16 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M4.7 strikes near Malibu, California

Another moderate-sized event during a busy earthquake year in California

Sep 12 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M4.4 thrust earthquake rattles Los Angeles

We take a quick look at the geology of the faults in the epicentral region

Aug 13 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M5.2 earthquake shakes south and central California

We take a look at the nearby 1952 M7.3 Kern County earthquake.

Aug 7 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M4.9 earthquake near Barstow, California

Several M7+ earthquakes have occurred in this region - how does this one fit in?

Jul 30 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M4.3 earthquake on Maacama Fault rattles Northern California

An evolving fault that both creeps and quakes

Jun 22 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M4.9 earthquake at the Cierro Prieto geothermal field, Baja California, Mexico

A moderate earthquake in a huge geothermal energy field

May 13 •

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Judith A Hubbard

M4.2 in San Bernardino shakes greater Los Angeles area

Let's take a closer look at the hazardous San Jacinto Fault

Jan 25 •

Tectonics of the January 1, 2024 M7.5 earthquake in Japan

Exploring earthquakes on Japan's western coast

Jan 6 •

Judith A Hubbard

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M4.8 earthquake near California-Mexico border

Near the northern end of the 2010 M7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake

Dec 1, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

Widely felt M3.7 earthquake shakes San Francisco

Likely occurred on a minor fault a few kilometers east of the San Andreas

Oct 28, 2023 •

Judith A Hubbard

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Do Earth tides warn of impending large earthquakes?

We deep-dive a new study on possible precursors of dangerous earthquakes

Oct 6, 2023 •

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Judith A Hubbard

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