The United States has been hit by several earthquakes recently. Northern California was hit by a big one in early December, hitting more than 7.0 on the richter scale. Elsewhere, Alaska has been ...

Languages: English. Earthquakes are not uncommon in California and vary in magnitude, from quakes so small that no one feels their shaking to natural disasters. When a quake strikes, there's often ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The tremor was about five miles ...