You are going about your day. All is calm and quiet until suddenly, the ground beneath your feet begins to shake, and items ...

As the name suggests, an earthquake is an event that causes the earth to shake. In some cases, an earthquake can be so significant that it cracks open the ground, as well as human-made structures such ...

Each year, National Earthquake Information Center locates approximately 20,000 earthquakes around the world. That is about 55 earthquakes per day. By some estimates, there may be even more. According ...

YACHATS, Ore. — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake was among two that struck early Wednesday morning off Oregon's coast. According to ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was recorded in the Beaus region on Monday morning, according to seismic data reviewed manually by ...

Machine learning is expanding scientists’ catalogs of quakes and refining maps of underground faults. It also promises to ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fault lines are fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates move past each other, often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three ...

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

Earthquakes are beyond our control, but you can ensure your home is as protected as possible. The type of home you have can ...