There have been more than 400 tremors recorded in this swarm as of May 11. How unusual is this?

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck just north of Cabazon Sunday morning and could be felt at least as far east as Palm Springs. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck about 6 miles north ...

Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami alert for a wide section of coastline, though waves of ...

On Monday residents of northeastern Japan were rattled by a massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the coast and warned of possible tsunamis, as well as a slim chance of a magnitude 8 or higher ...

A swarm of earthquakes shook Imperial County this weekend, with dozens of quakes, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.7, ...

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Missouri Bootheel on April 23. The tremor was felt by some residents in West Tennessee and as far south as Mississippi. The earthquake's epicenter was ...

A flurry of seismic activity recently has struck Nevada, including a magnitude 5.7 earthquake 45 miles east of Reno that was ...

For many people in Japan, the country’s regular tremors are not a big deal. Officials are urging them to prepare for the next catastrophic quake. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno Hisako Ueno reported from ...

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck near Granite Bay on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake hit at 6:35 p.m. about 2 miles west-southwest of Granite Bay. It had a depth of about 2.6 miles ...

A light, 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Missouri on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 12:59 p.m. Central time about 1 mile northwest of Cooter, Mo ...

Whether you feel shaking from an earthquake largely depends on three major factors -- magnitude, distance and local soil conditions. Magnitude refers to the strength of the quake. The closer your ...

(map courtesy U of M Center for Earthquake Research and Information) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An earthquake rumbled across the Mid-South on Thursday afternoon. The University of Memphis Center for Earthquake ...