SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA - the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a preliminary 3.1 magnitude quake shook near San Juan ...

Nearly two dozen earthquakes have struck off the coast of Russia, near the Kamchatka Peninsula, in the last 24 hours, ...

Two earthquakes struck off the Oregon coast on Tuesday, rattling communities along the Pacific Northwest shoreline.

A 6.9-magnitude aftershock jolted quake-hit southern Philippines, triggering a fresh tsunami alert just hours after an ...

Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of central Oklahoma late Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Two small earthquakes made their presence felt in western North Carolina early Friday morning. Both were recorded close to ...

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck in open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean.

Two earthquakes were recorded within hours of each other near Marion, North Carolina, and witnesses report they felt shaking ...

Scientists were able to use the data from a fiber optic cable and a sensitive measuring device to “image” the Mendocino earthquake – determining the magnitude, location and length of the rupture.

Once considered geologically impossible, earthquakes in stable regions like Utah and Groningen can actually occur due to long-inactive faults that slowly “heal” and strengthen over millions of years.

Here is a look at why the war-shattered South Asian country experiences frequent tremors, and how their impact can be reduced ...