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Aftershock

A security guard examines damage to a building a day after a powerful earthquake hit the west coast of Indonesia in Banda Aceh on April 12, 2012. (Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images)

UC Berkeley Study Links Huge Indian Ocean Quake To Aftershocks Worldwide

A 8.6-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean this spring had a far reaching impact seismologists once considered unlikely, triggering aftershocks off the coasts of Oregon, Baja California, and Southern Mexico.

2012/09/27

California Earthquake

3.0 Earthquake Rattles South Bay Near San Jose

A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday morning about 65 miles south of San Jose near the Monterey-San Benito County border, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

CBS San Francisco–2011/08/28

A seismograph records an East Bay earthquake. (CBS)

Pair Of 3.6 Magnitude Quakes Rattle East Bay

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the Bay Area for the second time in as many days Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

CBS San Francisco–2011/08/24

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No West Coast Tsunami From New Japan 7.4 Quake

U.S. officials say a 7.4-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan Thursday was not expected to create a tsunami threat in Hawaii or the West Coast.

CBS San Francisco–2011/04/07

Seismograph

More Aftershocks Rattle Monterey County Following Quake

The U.S. Geological Survey reported another pair of magnitude 3.0 and larger earthquakes struck Wednesday evening near Monterey County, less than a day after a 4.5-magnitude tremor and numerous aftershocks rattled the region.

CBS San Francisco–2011/01/13

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