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Stretching Crust Causing Remote Nevada Quakes

Scientists say a swarm of earthquakes since July in the remote desert linking Oregon, California and Nevada can be traced to the constant stretching of the Earth’s crust. The Sierra Nevada is moving northwest about a half-inch a year, leaving …

California City Declares City Emergency Due to Earthquakes

The earthquake swarm in southeastern California has led the Brawley City Council to declare a local state of emergency as a step toward dealing with damage. The Imperial Valley Press reports the council took the action during a special meeting …