SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA - Friday morning, a preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake was registered close to Borrego Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:16 p.m. Eastern, data from the agency shows. U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 8.

The USGS is reporting a third earthquake, this one the strongest, in the past 24 hours in Deep East Texas. A magnitude 3.2 was recorded 3.5 miles west-southwest of Huxley and 43.5 miles east-northeast of Nacogdoches at 2:24 a.

SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.1 magnitude quake was detected close to Ridgemark Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near the Myanmar-India border on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC said.

Coastal regions of Chile are at risk of tsunami waves after a large earthquake in the body of water that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

A 2.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Western Washington awake Thursday, Aug. 21, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 5.7-mile deep quake hit less than a mile from Mount Vernon at 1:01 a.m., according to the USGS. More than 130 people reported feeling it from as far away as Seattle and Bellingham.

A viral manga-fuelled rumour predicts a July 2025 Japan earthquake, but experts confirm it has no scientific basis, though travel from Hong Kong and South Korea is affected.