A swarm of small earthquakes jolted San Ramon over the last month. Scientists said the earthquakes are normal and aren’t indicative of the big one.

There were 47 earthquakes reported around the world within 24 hours ending Monday at 10:25 Mountain Standard Time. The strongest quakes were two 5.3-5.5 magnitude tremors detected 22 miles beneath the surface of the ocean in Russian waters off the coast of far Eastern Russia north of Japan.

Cupertino City Council set aside the first sum of money toward a multi-million-dollar renovation of a building deemed at risk in the face of earthquakes.

A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface. The discovery could mean stronger shaking near faults like California’s San Andreas than current models predict.

A nagnitude-5.7 quake hits 67 miles northeast of Kuji, Japan, rattling coastal towns just days after a tsunami warning.

San Ramon has been hit by multiple quakes over the past four days, including magnitudes 2.9, 2.3, and 2.2 on December 13, a 2.8-magnitude quake on December 14 and 2.4 and 2.1 on December 15. There were dozens of other smaller tremors. Read More | San Jose earthquake: Massive jolt in California; tremors in Hollister, Salinas and Dublin

Expert urges quake preparedness for Karachi, says city sits near three-plate junction and multiple fault lines

Tsunami alert lifted after 6.9-magnitude tremor prompts evacuations along Pacific coast - Details on damage and injuries from the new quake weren’t immediately clear