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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean approximately 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan at around 11:15 p.

Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The first quake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles east-southeast from Kitaibaraki at a depth of around 6 miles,

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi after a preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake reported at 4:15 a.m. HST on Monday, Dec. 8, in Hokkaido, Japan. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports that a tsunami threat exists for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake; however, based on all available data, there is no threat to Hawaiʻi.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean some 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, shook the northern part of the archipelago around 11:30 p.m. local time, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck the North Pacific Ocean, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80km. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 6.

A minor, 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 9:07 a.m. Pacific time about 2 miles southeast of San Ramon, Calif., data from the agency shows. U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 3.7.

For centuries, the Cascadia Subduction Zone has lurked just offshore from Northern California to British Columbia, largely invisible yet capable of unleashing one of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history.

Chris Goldfinger, who grew up in the Bay Area and emerged as a leading scientist on the feared Cascadia Fault, discusses the prospect of mega-earthquakes.