Earthquakes

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit an area approximately 9 miles southwest of Gilroy in San Benito County early Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the deployment comes in response to the Puerto Rican government's request for assistance.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the 8:54 a.m. (1254 GMT) quake hit 8 miles southeast of Guanica at a shallow depth of 3 miles. It was followed by several aftershocks, including a magnitude 5.2 temblor less than two minutes later.

A small 2.9 magnitude earthquake rattled an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County southwest of Gilroy early Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A San Jose resident vacationing in Puerto Rico says nothing prepared them for the earthquakes that have hit the island this week. Her organization is taking monetary donations for the victims.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, the largest in a series of quakes that have struck the U.S. territory in recent days and caused heavy damage in some areas.

Exactly two months to the day after the University of California, Berkeley released the free earthquake warning app to the public, it got its first real-world and real-time test. 

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others, officials said.

The quake was centered about a mile deep, and near the northern perimeter of the Kincade Fire.

The USGS reported that the first quake hit at 9:08 p.m. Saturday, measuring magnitude 1.6, and occuring about 3 miles south of San Ramon.

The USGS reports a magnitude 2.8 quake hit less than two miles from Cupertino at 10:06 a.m. Saturday.

30 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake, the rebuilding process in parts of Santa Cruz and Watsonville continues.

The city of Oakland commemorated the 42 people who died on the collapsed Cypress freeway, when the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake struck 30 years ago today.

The statewide app is available on sources such as the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.