Jack Creek Farms experienced 78 measurable earthquakes from Nov. 18 to Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Earthquakes always occur on a fault, which is a break in the Earth’s crust where blocks of rock can move back and forth, Lozos said.

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.

The largest quakes in this series occurred recently, with a magnitude 4.0 on Friday and 3.9 on Saturday, News.Az reports, SFGATE. Despite public

Underwater earthquakes can trigger massive phytoplankton blooms, linking deep-sea seismic activity to ocean life and carbon cycling.

Several earthquakes, the largest measured at magnitude-3.3, were reported Thursday morning in Ventura County. The earthquakes were centered near Fillmore, about 25 miles northeast of Ventura. Shaking was reported in Fillmore, Moorpark, Ventura and Santa Paula.

Alaska experienced a surge of seismic activity over the weekend as a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake triggered a sequence of 164 recorded tremors in less than 24 hours, according to data from the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ).

As it does every year, the Philippines was once again devastated by back-to-back, if not simultaneous, natural calamities in 2025. From deadly seismic events and unpredictable volcanic activity to flood-inducing cyclones as strong as super typhoons,