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Several earthquakes shook the far northern coast region of California early Monday but authorities received no reports of harm from the jolts. CALIFORNIA SURFER SUFFERS BITE TO LEG IN REPORTED SHARK ATTACK A magnitude 4.8 quake struck beneath wilderness 33.7 miles south of the city of Eureka at 3:20 a.m., …

A minorearthquake struck New York City on Tuesday morning, leading to buildings on the East River’s Roosevelt Island to shake and lose power. The U.S. Geological Survey(USGS) reporteda 1.7 magnitude earthquake hitting Astoria in Queens at about 5:45 a.m.It jolted residents on Roosevelt Island, who reported hearing a loud explosion, …