Recent Earthquake and News Headlines

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Note: These archived webpages should generally not be considered to have the most up-to-date, authoritative information and images for each earthquake. For the most up-to-date information and images, please use the articles published in the scientific literature.

News

• 04/21/08 - USGS News Release: Earthquake Hazard Maps Show How the Nation Shakes with Quakes
• 04/18/08 - Offshore Oregon Sequence: March-April 2008
• 04/14/08 - Forecasting California Earthquakes: What Can We Expect in the Next 30 Years?

Earthquakes

• Magnitude 7.9 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA May 12, 2008
• Magnitude 6.7 GUAM REGION May 09, 2008
• Magnitude 6.8 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN May 07, 2008
• Magnitude 6.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA May 02, 2008
• Magnitude 5.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA April 30, 2008
• Magnitude 4.7 NEVADA April 26, 2008
• Magnitude 5.2 ILLINOIS April 18, 2008