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 ...

Earthquakes of magnitude 4.0-4.9 are considered “light.” Such quakes off the Oregon coast are common. At least five, spanning ...

ATLANTA — A weak earthquake was reported in northwest Georgia Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The magnitude 2.39 earthquake occurred near Lafayette, about 83 miles northwest ...

Powerful aftershocks strike Japan days after megaquake advisory issued - The megaquake warning covers approximately 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) from Chiba to Hokkaido ...

At least 33 people were injured after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday. The quake was followed by a series of smaller tremors. Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued an alert for a ...

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early on Monday, toppling buildings, leaving 31 dead and hundreds injured. The quake left a huge trail of destruction in both Turkey ...

Mandy Evenson, co-owner of Jack Creek Farms has been living on the site of more than 75 earthquakes in the past few weeks.

A volcanic eruption could destroy the Icelandic town of Grindavik or lead to extensive ash clouds, experts have warned. The country has been shaken by more than 800 small earthquakes today alone, ...

Researchers re-created the conditions deep inside the Cascadia subduction zone and found that fractured rocks can repair themselves during, or just hours after, slow-motion earthquakes. When you ...

Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line before it breaks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...