Nearly 200,000 people in Southern California felt shaking after hundreds of earthquakes rattled the Imperial County desert over the weekend, with the strongest earthquake reported as a magnitude 4.7.

A 2.7 magnitude micro earthquake occurred near Brawley, California on Saturday evening, with the shake being felt in nearby areas such as Westmorland, Imperial, Calipatria and El Centro.

Earthquakes usually occur along fracture zones in Earth's crust, where large tectonic plates slide past one another and become locked. Stress builds up over long periods and is suddenly released in the form of an earthquake.

A magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early on Monday

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) – Nearly 200,000 people in Southern California felt shaking as hundreds of earthquakes rattled the Imperial County desert over the weekend. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) is working with local ...

Rescuers are searching ruined buildings in the southern Philippines to ensure no one was still trapped a day after the strongest earthquake to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 20,

An offshore 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the southern Philippines on June 8, killing at least 35 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in ruined buildings and sending a 3-foot tsunami into nearby coasts.

Numerous aftershocks followed the 7:37 a.m. quake, which was also felt in Malaysia. Smaller tsunami waves were detected in Indonesia and Malaysia.