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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA - A 3.6 magnitude quake was registered near Pine Valley Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Since Thursday, at least 131 earthquakes have been recorded — as small as magnitude 0.2 and as big as magnitude 4 — in the Geysers geothermal steam field in Sonoma and Lake counties.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 3.5 magnitude quake rattled near Atascadero Saturday evening.
Nathan Brown, UT Arlington assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, and Ph.D. student Ayush Joshi traveled to Southern California’s San Gorgonio Pass last spring to collect bedrock samples. Back at UTA’s Dark Lab, they are examining the rocks’ thermal history to help determine which faults remain active.
A series of moderate to minor earthquakes struck near the geologically active area in Northern California known as The Geysers south of Clear Lake Thursday morning.
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Northern Baja California on Monday night, with no reports of damage and multiple aftershocks registered in the area.
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Victorville Daily Press on MSNMagnitude 2.9 earthquake rattles Mojave Desert east of Barstow
The ground continues to shift in the Mojave Desert as authorities reported an earthquake east of Barstow. A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck at 10:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, about 16 miles west northwest of Ludlow, the U.S. Geological Survey stated. The quake was centered north of Interstate 40 in the Cady Mountains Wilderness Study Area.
The University of Texas at Arlington is far from California earthquake country, yet its researchers are helping pinpoint which sections of the San Andreas Fault are most active.
Sunday morning, a preliminary 3.0 magnitude quake was reported near Ferndale, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.