4.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Fremont | NBC Bay Area

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire —A very small earthquake was centered near Plymouth, New Hampshire, just before 8 a.m. Tuesday. The quake, with a magnitude of 1.5, was centered 3 kilometers southeast of Plymouth, the U.S. Geological Service said.

The USGS reported an earthquake in Fremont, followed by at least eight aftershocks, early Tuesday morning. Image: USGS. Numerous Berkeley residents woke up just after 2:40 a.m. Tuesday due to a 4.0-magnitude 

Zack Greinke of the Dodgers hasn't given up a run in 43 2/3 innings. [LA Times]. 'If you somehow missed this story about the earthquake that's overdue in the Northwest, please please make it the first thing you read this week.

A terrific story about the physical threat of a major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest fails to explain why people don't seem alarmed. That lack of alarm puts the public at risk as much as the shaking Earth itself, and should be part of the story.

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire —A very small earthquake was centered near Plymouth, New Hampshire, just before 8 a.m. Tuesday. The quake, with a magnitude of 1.5, was centered 3 kilometers southeast of Plymouth, the U.S. Geological Service said.