This is not a typical mainshock–aftershock sequence; it is a swarm—a cluster of several earthquakes of about the same magnitude. Although today’s swarm includes several significant ...

The quakes come a week after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit off the coast of California with shaking felt for miles.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, the USGS said. The quake occurred at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 ...

It was followed by a magnitude 5.5 aftershock near the same location, with tremors continuing throughout the afternoon and evening. It was not immediately clear how much damage was caused as phone ...