It’s been nearly a third of a century since Humboldt County and the triple junction region was rocked by three large earthquakes in an 18-hour period. I’ve devoted eight columns to the ...

Today marks 29 years since the Cape Mendocino earthquake. The North Coast has rumbled plenty of times since then. Nearly 30 earthquakes were detected in the triple junction region in the past ...

April 25, 1992: Cape Mendocino earthquake and tsunami The magnitude-7.2 Cape Mendocino earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County caused shaking throughout the region.

Without question, the 7.0 magnitude earthquake offshore off Cape Mendocino on Dec. 5 was large and potentially destructive. For some perspective, over the last 100 years there have been seven earth… ...

Strongest earthquakes The Eureka quake this weekend was one of the larger temblors to hit California in recent years. Here’s a list: * 7.3, Landers, Calif., June 28, 1992 * 7.2, Cape Mendocino ...

The 7.2-magnitude Cape Mendocino earthquake in April 1992, for example, triggered a small tsunami, the center wrote.

The earthquake was the largest to hit Northern California since the 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquake, and it also had an epicenter in Humboldt County. The Associated Press contributed to this story.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 struck Sunday afternoon just offshore from Petrolia on California's rugged North Coast.

Sunday’s magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred close to the Mendocino Triple Junction, located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Cape Mendocino, said U.S.

Some of this she attributes to increased safety measures, such as anchoring the book shelves that “dominoed” during the 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes.

The 7.2-magnitude Cape Mendocino earthquake in April 1992, for example, triggered a small tsunami, the center wrote.