A minor, 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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A huge 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan early on Monday, a week after a 7.7-magnitude quake prompted the ...

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A strong earthquake rattled Hokkaido early Monday, the US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a ...

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A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, US and Japanese meteorological agencies ...

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