A magnitude 4.0 earthquake Sunday afternoon three miles from Santa Rosa was followed a few minutes later by magnitude 3.1 and 3.4 temblors.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sonoma County on Sunday afternoon, causing light shaking in Santa Rosa and setting off alerts as far south as San Francisco.

Japan’s government says that the chances of a magnitude 8 earthquake have increased. Scientists can’t predict when one will strike, but it represents a meaningful jump over typical odds.

Jazz legends joined Chuck Mangione in Rochester for an eight-hour benefit that raised over $50K for Italy’s 1980 earthquake victims.

Nuclear facilities have been inspected in Japan as authorities assess the damage from a 7.5-magnitude earthquake.

The 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck about six miles northwest of Templeton at about 3:30 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Again, it was located right near Jack Creek Cellars, north of Highway 46 West. The quake was located at a depth of about 3.7 miles.

Beneath the Bay of Naples, the ground has been slowly but relentlessly lifting for two decades, rising more than 1.4 meters (4.6 feet) since 2005. At the center of this movement lies Campi Flegrei, an eight-mile-wide volcanic depression that overlaps densely populated suburbs of Naples and is home to over half a million people.

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off northeastern Japan recently highlighted the need for Japan to provide safety tips an