Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, CA – August 20, 2025 – The California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP) announced today its second Earthquake ...

A major earthquake hasn't struck any of California's biggest cities in more than three decades, but the "Big One" is a matter ...

A retired scientist with the USGS worries about the impact the government shutdown is having on the agency's earthquake ...

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The quake came as central Philippine provinces were still recovering from a storm that struck Friday, killing at least 27 ...

BOGO, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines on Wednesday, a day after an ...

The USGS shows that five earthquakes rattled the region over the last 24 hours, ranging in strength from magnitude 4.8 to 5.5 ...