Authorities in the Philippines said these aftershocks had magnitudes ranging from 1.4 to 5.1.
According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency in Japan, at least 32 people were injured in the earthquake.
Grace is expected to hit Mexico late Wednesday or early Thursday.
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The US Geological Survey said that people reported feeling the shaking hundreds of miles away. There were no immediate reports of injured residents or significant damage in the earthquake.
The method they used could help reveal other potentially active faults under cities.
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Scientists used data from the Dead Sea bed to find a recurrence pattern.
California residents were dealt a final reminder of the joys of 2020 with tremors near the Bay Area early Thursday.
Croatia on Tuesday was rocked by its second major earthquake in as many days, though casualties so far are minimal.
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East Coast residents were awoken by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake and people took to Twitter to see if others felt it too.
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According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred less than two miles from South El Monte at a depth of 10 miles.
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The states rarely experience earthquakes.
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The USGS warned that the recent series of seismic activity in the San Andreas Fault has increased the chances of a powerful earthquake happening next week.