NEW DELHI: A rare earthquake on the East Coast rattled residents from the skyscrapers of New York and Philadelphia to the quieter reaches of New England on Friday. Although the …
Downtown Santa Cruz was severely damaged by the 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake in October 1989. Steve Castillo/The Chronicle An updated U.S. earthquake model showed slightly greater shaking possible in California …
Japan lies in the seismically-active Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is prone to severe earthquakes which have devastated the island nation several times during its history. Representative Image Japan Earthquake: …