Small quake in Gilroy rattles residents

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.

Help from the South Bay for victims of Puerto Rico earthquake

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.

Another earthquake rocks Puerto Rico coast

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.

Earthquake jolts Puerto Rico

A 5.7-magnitude quake jolted Puerto Ricans out of their beds Monday morning, the strongest quake yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been shaking for the past week.

California earthquake warning app sends 1st public alert

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. 

Iran 5.9 magnitude earthquake kills at least 5, injures 300

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.

Tiny quake swarm in San Ramon Valley

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.

Small quake gives Cupertino a jolt

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

MyShake App now available, gives early warning for earthquakes
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Like the first iPhone, MyShake is a first version of what will be an ever improving earthquake alert system. This is not a perfect system. Today, we are making a big leap forward in terms of focusing attention on prevention

Earthquake warning alerts publicly available, 30 years after Loma Prieta

The state earthquake app, developed at the University of California, Berkeley, is available for download to IOS users through iTunes and through GooglePlay stores for Android phones.

Officials eye explosion at Crockett fuel site after quake

Officials were trying to determine Wednesday if a 4.5 magnitude earthquake triggered an explosion at a fuel storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area that started a fire and kept thousands of people in their homes for hours because of potentially unhealthy air.

This week’s earthquakes leave many feeling uneasy

This week’s earthquakes have some people in the Bay Area understandably uneasy. A seismologist with the USGS said the earthquakes in San Benito County and Contra Costa are not connected.

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes near Hollister

A preliminary magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck near Hollister Tuesday afternoon, about 48 miles from Santa Cruz, according to the US Geological Survey. It was downgraded from a magnitude of 4.8.

Interactive Map: Bay Area fault lines you may live near

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled the nerves of many Bay Area residents Monday night, the largest quake to hit the region in five years.