Seven earthquakes were recorded by scientists that hit an area about 300 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon, on Sunday and Monday.
While researchers have called for an intensive study of undersea faults off the U.S. West Coast, the potential tsunami threat is not as severe as the one shown in the movie "San Andreas."
The Himalayan nation’s tourism industry has suffered a major blow after two major earthquakes and several aftershocks devastated the region and killed thousands.
The magnitude-7.8 quake shook Nepal to its core one month ago, killing more than 8,600 people and destroying wide swathes of the Himalayan nation.
Nepali authorities urged thousands of villagers on Sunday to move to safety after a landslide likely triggered by recent earthquakes blocked a river, raising fears of a devastating flash flood.
The landslide struck a region about 60 miles southwest of the city of Medellin.
The quake centered about 50 miles outside Kathmandu shook buildings in northern India Saturday, but no deaths have been reported.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Thursday visited the town of Charikot and said the country was "not prepared for a second one so big."
At least 65 people are dead In Nepal after Tuesday's earthquake while 17 were reported dead in neighboring India.
Neev Saraf already has achieved his goal of raising $25,000 for victims of the Nepal earthquake halfway through his fundraising effort.
A tsunami warning was not issued for Japan after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Honshu island early Wednesday morning.
The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the district of Dolakha, some 47 miles northeast of Kathmandu, according to the USGS.
After a second earthquake, locals and aid workers must start over in some areas to provide basic shelter as Nepal’s monsoon season nears.
In Kathmandu, nine out of 10 surviving school buildings are being used as emergency shelters.
The magnitude-7.8 earthquake, which hit Nepal on April 25, has claimed the lives of over 8,400 people.
More than 14,500 were injured by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25. Eight million people have been affected by the disaster.
No injuries or damages were immediately reported after the 5.6-magnitude earthquake.
"When I would be concerned is a week goes by and there's no quake in California."
"To many, the dichotomy between what happened on Everest in the days after the quake and what hasn’t been happening everywhere else is striking."
The quake is not expected to lead to any fatalities or cause serious damage to residents along Japan's coast.
Diseases are spreading in isolated areas of Nepal, where residents have been cut off by landslides.
A week after the earthquake, authorities are shifting their focus to providing relief supplies to survivors in remote areas.