At least 55 people have died since a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on New Year’s Day. Many more have been injured or trapped under rubble, requiring rescue. Additionally, thousands of homes ...

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 ...

Damaging earthquakes could strike nearly 75 percent of the U.S, new research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found. Scientists using the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model,created a color-coded ...

Over the past two decades, Haiti has endured the devastation of two catastrophic earthquakes—first in 2010 and again in 2021. Each disaster left behind widespread destruction: buildings reduced to ...

Last week, Ventura County residents experienced shaking from a magnitude 4.1 earthquake centered north of Malibu. The moderate earthquake caused no reported damage but served as an important reminder ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, CA – 30 years after the devastating Northridge Earthquake, new retrofit opportunities are available. Thousands of ...

Earlier this year, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Julian was felt across San Diego County and as far as Orange County and Los Angeles. In 2010, a magnitude 7.2 quake near Mexicali caused stronger ...

SOUTHEAST Mo. – The Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) has published a new tool that anticipates the deaths, hospitalizations, and economic losses that could result from a major earthquake ...

BERKELEY — Earthquakes, flooding, wildfires and extreme heat are among the list of about a dozen hazards Berkeley is preparing for in its updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The five-year document, ...

The Record Breaking Chilean Earthquake 5, commonly referred to as the Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean earthquake. It ...

An earthquake rattled the tristate area on Friday morning, shaking from Philadelphia to Boston. It had a magnitude of 4.8 and an epicenter 30 miles west of Newark, New Jersey, per the USGS. The rare ...