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The quakes occur about every five to six years, repeatedly rupturing nearly the same sections of the fault and reaching nearly identical magnitudes.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

This was particularly important in connection with underground activities like excavation and extraction, he said, pointing for instance to quakes triggered by disposal of wastewater from the fracking industry in Texas.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The quakes continued through the morning, with a2.7-magnitude earthquake reported a little after 7 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The biggest waves measured 80cm but the meteorological agency in earthquake-prone Japan warned that quakes "causing even stronger shaking" could occur in the next week, producing bigger waves.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

New England has had two quakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater in the last two hundred years.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson