A sudden jolt rocked a peaceful Sunday afternoon in Northern California. The 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Susanville in remote Lassen County, shaking homes and stores for nearly two million people.

A strong earthquake registering 6.5 magnitude struck southern Mexico on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ). No tsunami warnings were issued on January 2, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System confirmed. No injuries or damage were immediately reported.

For the last four years, the hottest mapping event in the retro FPS scene has been the Quake Brutalist Jam. Here, mapmakers enthralled by id Software's 1996 shooter have gathered to honour architecture's moodiest style, constructing levels designed to evoke its austere, concrete minimalism.

Depopulation and shrinking tax revenues are making it harder for the country to maintain basic lifelines or rebuild after disasters.

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake jolted Taiwan late Saturday and was felt by residents across the whole island, according to the Central Weather Administration, or CWA. The quake hit at 11:05 pm (1505 GMT) at a depth of 72.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook the Susanville area in Lassen County in Northern California two days after another sizable quake, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 3-mile deep quake hit 9 miles from Susanville at 9:49 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, according to the USGS.

A shop in Tokyo that sells specialties from Ishikawa Prefecture is supporting reconstruction following a powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in the central Japan prefecture two years ago.