The earthquake struck at 7.46 p.m. PT about three miles northwest of Dublin, California, at a depth of seven miles, according ...

with the largest exceeding magnitude 4.0. Prior to Monday's earthquake, the fault line near Yerington had recorded thousands of smaller tremors, according to the Nevada Seismological Lab.

"We sit on many fault lines, so preparing for ... are part of a broader effort to enhance earthquake preparedness in the ...

Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates, where one plate is diving beneath another. Pressure builds between each plate, called fault stress. When this stress builds enough ...