A 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes Wednesday morning.The tremblor happened at 8:56 a.m., eight miles from Rancho Palos Verdes in the Pacific Ocean.According to the USGS intensity map, it may have been felt in Long Beach, Lakewood, Downey, Lynwood, South Gate, Compton, Carson, Torrance, Redondo Beach, parts of Hawthorne and Inglewood. On April 11, a 1.9 magnitude earthquake hit four miles south of Rancho Palos Verdes.
A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties in the quakes, although there were further damages to two multi-story buildings that had been evacuated following a magnitude
KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan at 8.04am today. According to a Malaysian Meteorological Department
Schools and offices in Hualien and the surrounding county were ordered closed as hundreds of aftershocks continued to strike on land and just off the coast in the Pacific Ocean.
Firefighters have contained a fire that engulfed the end of the Oceanside Pier, a local landmark that has been destroyed by fire and storms and rebuilt several times in its 136-year history. On Friday, the wood pylons of the 1,954-foot wooden structure were still smoldering from the blaze that ignited Thursday, officials said. No injuries were reported. Oceanside and Strand beaches are still closed to the public as an environmental group cleans up the debris that has washed ashore. The fire also...
The tit-for-tat strike that had analysts and world leaders wringing their hands in worry that a World War III would fire up in the Middle East finally happened Thursday, when Israel launched missiles at a military installation in Iran. The bombs landed inside Iran with a thud, away from any civilian areas, proving the point that both Israel and Iran can hit each other where it hurts if and when they want. This latest round of geopolitical chicken — which began after an Israeli strike April 1 on...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck the Gulf of California, not
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck the Gulf of California, not
Iran has downplayed Friday's incident and said it does not plan to retaliate, a response that one Middle East expert says Israel likely planned for.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 shook the northern Turkish province of Tokat on Thursday, Turkey’s AFAD disaster management authority said.Teams from
It has been open season for MLB umpires from announcers so far this season as everyone in baseball is becoming increasingly frustrated with missed calls, especially adjudicating balls and strikes behind home plate. While Angel Hernandez is the poster child for criticism from announcers around Major League Baseball for his controversial and missed calls because
Israel has launched a retaliatory strike against Iran with explosions reported near a military base early on Friday morning.]]>