A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time. How do scientists measure quakes, and are we doing enough ...

Two earthquakes occurred just over a minute apart in different portions of the California desert Thursday evening, including one which struck about 9 miles northeast of Indio. The US Geological ...

Two earthquakes occurred just over a minute apart in different portions of the California desert Thursday evening, including one which struck about 9 miles northeast of Indio.

Several strong earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia on Sunday, eliciting a brief tsunami watch for the state of Hawaii. Per the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the first of the quakes, … ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Tibet on Wednesday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the statement, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km, making it ...

A second earthquake struck near Banning on Friday evening. It was a magnitude of 3.1 and located about 2 miles west from Banning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS reported it ...

A series of multiple earthquakes hit the township of Randolph throughout July 21, the latest in a week of high seismic activity in the region. All of the earthquakes were minor in size, ranging ...

When an earthquake causes a landslide, debris flow, or erosion, it can change the makeup of nearby lakes by introducing larger sediment particles, causing faster sediment buildup, and affecting ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning for Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after two quakes struck in the sea nearby on Sunday. The larger quake with a magnitude of 7.4 was at a ...