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Earthquake Frenzy TODAY: Caribbean Shocker, Pacific Powerhouse & Surprise U.S. Tremor—See Where the Ground Is Shaking Right Now

Earthquake Frenzy TODAY: Caribbean Shocker, Pacific Powerhouse & Surprise U.S. Tremor—See Where the Ground Is Shaking Right Now

A M5.7–5.8 earthquake struck about 77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at 02:45 UTC on 24 June 2025, depth 68 km, felt in Puerto Rico with no tsunami. A M6.3–6.5 quake east of the Philippine Islands occurred at 01:58 UTC, depth 10 km at 7.97°N, 129.83°E, with tremors felt in Bangkok and Mandalay and no tsunami. A M2.7 earthquake near Burbank in Los Angeles at 19:22 UTC, depth 8 km, described as a wake-up quake with no damage. A deep-focus M4.4 quake struck the Atacama Desert, Chile, at 07:42 UTC, depth 179 km, typically producing limited surface shaking.
24 June 2025
You Won’t Believe Why the San Fernando Valley Just Shook: Inside the 2.7‑Magnitude Sherman Oaks Quake—and What It Really Tells Us About L.A.’s Seismic Future

You Won’t Believe Why the San Fernando Valley Just Shook: Inside the 2.7‑Magnitude Sherman Oaks Quake—and What It Really Tells Us About L.A.’s Seismic Future

A shallow Ml 2.7 earthquake struck at 12:22 p.m. PDT on June 24, 2025, about 2 km northeast of Sherman Oaks, with a focal depth of ~5 km. Shaking was light (MMI IV), and the USGS Did You Feel It? page logged about 12 responses within the first 13 minutes. No injuries or structural damage were reported by local agencies as of press time. ShakeAlert did not issue an early warning because the ground motion remained below activation thresholds. The event occurred about 3 km SSE of Van Nuys, according to SCEDC data. Dr. Lucy Jones described small quakes as
24 June 2025
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