earthquake

A minor earthquake shook the residents of Los Angeles away around 3:30 this morning.  While it was termed by a police dispatcher as 'not much of a quake,' the epicenter was right in the heart of metropolitan LA, centered just south of Marina Del Ray near Culver City.

Marina del Ray, CA (WIBX) – The United States Geological Survey is confirming that a 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles area at 3:18am.  The earthquake followed a quake in Indonesia shortly after midnight that measured 6.4 on the Richter scale.

The New Madrid Fault in Missouri was the site of one of America's largest ever series of earthquakes.  Exactly 200 years removed from the quakes that caused the Mississippi River to flow in reverse, the region in Southeastern Missouri has been hit again with a 4.0 quake earlier this week.

This weekend, Oklahoma experienced the largest earthquake in the state's history.  The quake hit late on Saturday Night during post-game commentary of the Oklahoma State game.

Not only was last week’s East Coast earthquake nice enough not to seriously injure anybody, but its rumbling effects may have actually helped a deaf man hear again.

So you survived the great Northeast earthquake of 2011, now what? You’re going to want people to know you were there when it all went down. How about a tattoo? That might sound a bit too permanent, but that’s exactly what Jonathan Berg of Brooklyn got on his torso the day after the quake. Tattoo artist Joe Khay of Citizen Ink in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn originally advertised the tattoo he designed

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck the eastern seaboard of the United States.  The epicenter was in Virginia and reports are coming in from up and down the Atlantic Coast and as far away as Indiana of feeling the earth shake.

Many of you are wondering how you can help the Japanese people, in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that has struck the island nation. Here are some organizations involved in the rescue and recovery effort that you can donate to.