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The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.9 earthquake southwest of Atascadero Monday afternoon. According to the U.S ...

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A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded near Long Beach, California, on Sunday night, June 1, according to the US Geological ...

An earthquake has struck California as experts warn that the long-feared “Big One” could be approaching. The US Geological ...

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The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only ...

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Atascadero on Monday afternoon. The ...

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...