China builds earthquake monitoring station at foot of Mount Everest

BEIJING — Chinese scientists have begun operating an earthquake monitoring station at the foot of Mount Everest in a bid to learn more about the world’s highest peak, an official said Monday.

20 years after Calif. quake: Bay Bridge unfinished; schools, buildings unsafe, need retrofits

SAN FRANCISCO — When an earthquake collapsed two 50-foot sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during the 1989 World Series, the nightmares of hundreds of thousands of commuters who cross the Depression-era span each day were brought to life.

Drop, cover and hold: California puts on earthquake drill with 6.7 million participants

LOS ANGELES — School children dove under tables in Los Angeles and sirens sounded in San Francisco on Thursday as California practiced how to survive a major earthquake.

US Geological Survey reports earthquake measured at 6.0 near Samoa

WASHINGTON — An earthquake with magnitude 6.0 has struck in the Pacific near Samoa, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

US Geological Survey reports strong earthquake Wednesday near Samoa

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake has struck in the Pacific near Samoa.

Scientists eye novel way to monitor strength of earthquake faults

LOS ANGELES — Scientists are releasing results of a study aimed at gauging the strength of earthquake faults, which could help them pinpoint weak ones at risk of breaking and unleashing temblors.

Study says China earthquake a once in 4,000 years event that ruptured multiple faults

BEIJING — China’s devastating earthquake last year that left some 90,000 people dead or missing was caused by a geological event that occurs about once every 4,000 years, a study led by Chinese researchers said Sunday.

Magnitude-5.1 earthquake in northern Mexico felt from San Diego to Arizona; no injuries

CALEXICO, Calif. — A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico was felt from San Diego to southwestern Arizona, but no injuries or damage were reported.

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake in northern Mexico felt by some in California border city

CALEXICO, Calif. — A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico was felt in at least one inland border town in California, but no injuries were reported.

3 earthquakes strike southern New Zealand as aftershocks of 7.8 temblor continue, no damage

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A strong magnitude-6.1 earthquake rocked southern New Zealand Wednesday, one of three quakes to hit the region in four hours and the latest of hundreds of aftershocks since a massive 7.8-magnitude quake last month, seismologists reported.

Report: Pandas face uncertain future because of earthquake damage in SW China

BEIJING — About 35 pandas at a reserve in southwestern China face an uncertain future after nearly a quarter of their habitat was destroyed by last year’s powerful earthquake that killed nearly 70,000 people, according to a study published Monday.

Seismologist: Massive New Zealand quake moves country closer to Australia

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Southern New Zealand has moved slightly closer to the east coast of neighboring Australia as a result of a massive earthquake last week off the country’s South Island, a scientist said Wednesday.

Seismologists report 6.1 quake in Guatemala; deep epicenter, shaking light in capital

GUATEMALA CITY — Seismologists are reporting a strong but deeply centered earthquake in Guatemala.

Moderate quake shakes China’s northwest, no injuries immediately reported

BEIJING — Chinese seismological authorities say a moderate earthquake registering a magnitude of 5.5 Sunday has struck China’s far western Xinjiang region. No injuries were immediately reported.