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What’s behind the more than 130 small earthquakes hitting Northern California?

Since Thursday, at least 131 earthquakes have been recorded — as small as magnitude 0.2 and as big as magnitude 4 — in the Geysers geothermal steam field in Sonoma and Lake counties.

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Two earthquakes, magnitudes 4.0 and 3.9, shake in Northern California

Two earthquakes struck different parts of Northern California early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Earthquake swarm recorded near Northern California geothermal field

A series of moderate to minor earthquakes struck near the geologically active area in Northern California known as The Geysers south of Clear Lake Thursday morning.

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Why one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded caused so little damage

A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...

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These are the largest earthquakes on record and where this week’s quake ranks

The quake is the sixth-strongest on record, according to the United States Geological Survey. It’s also the largest since 2011, when a magnitude 9.1 quake shook Japan.

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5.7-magnitude earthquake hits off Northern California coast

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck 17 miles west of Petrolia in Northern California on Wednesday.

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Raw footage of earthquake and damage from Northern California

While California is no stranger to earthquakes, this 6.1-magnitude event was the largest to hit the region since the 1989 Loma Prieta quake that had a magnitude of 6.9.

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Few will remember this earthquake, but something far worse is looming

The Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake may not have brought the same devastation as previous shocks, but a far more deadly seismic event is looming for the US West Coast.

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Southern California rocked by more earthquakes Aug. 6 — here's the biggest and how many

Multiple earthquakes shook Southern California hours after a tremor was felt on the East Coast on Aug. 5, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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