HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.7 magnitude quake rattled close to Petrolia Friday evening.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in Texas on Friday (August 22), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 8.7 kilometers (about 5.7 miles). The USGS said it received two reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.

(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near the Myanmar-India border on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC said.

The magnitude 3.0 earthquake that shook the East Coast came nearly a year and a half after a magnitude 4.8 quake shocked New York City and its surroundings

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of New York and New Jersey around 12:10 p.m. on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was centered just over a mile southwest of Hillsdale, New Jersey, about 20 miles northwest of Manhattan.

Here's what we know about what caused the earthquake off Russia's Far East and why the tsunami it generated weren't as big as anticipated.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck New Zealand ’s lower North Island Wednesday, with a jolt rated as moderate by the country's geological sciences agency.

There are no reports of damage, but Monday night's earthquake was lightly felt in the southern Vancouver Island region