A 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at 10:31 a.m. UTC (5:31 a.m. ET) in the city of Goroka, the USGS reported.

For more than a month, the Bay Area has been subjected to a seemingly ceaseless stampede of earthquakes, rattling windows and raising fears across California.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, about 26 miles northeast of Goroka. The quake hit at a depth of around 68 miles, the USGS said, at 10:31 a.m. UTC (5:31 a.m. ET).

A swarm of at least a dozen earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 3.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

On December 6, 2025, the St. Elias mountain range was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Canadian Yukon/ Alaska border.

A swarm of earthquakes rattled the Bay Area on the evening of Friday, December 19. The earthquakes occurred over a 30-minute span, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There have been no reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami warnings have been issued as of reporting.

The largest known earthquake to hit the state, with a magnitude of 5.1, occurred in northern Shelby County in 1916, according to the Geological Survey of Alabama. The second biggest was a 4.9 magnitude earthquake in Escambia County in 1997.

Belief in “earthquake weather" is common, especially in California, but scientists are clear that there is no such thing.

SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 3.5 magnitude quake was registered near Tres Pinos Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.