Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

On Feb. 7, 1812, there was perhaps the most notable of three large earthquakes that shook the New Madrid seismic zone that ...

The earthquake, which originated southwest of the Cayman Islands, was detected by a seismograph in Sonora, around 50 miles ...

If you are new to Tennessee or have never experienced an earthquake in the state, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency ...

The average magnitude of earthquakes is starting to decrease despite the 5.0 Richter quake yesterday and the 4.9 one a few ...

February marks Earthquake Awareness Month, and the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is commencing a campaign to ...

January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia subduction zone. Centuries later, the ...

Our chest, our front, our back, our lips – it’s forbidden for anyone to come and touch those parts of our bodies – no one has ...

An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around the Greek island of Santorini since 24 January. The ...

It’s been an active year for earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), with 293 minor quakes reported in the past 12 months. Though most were too small […] ...

Geoscience Australia says Darwin and the Latrobe Valley are more likely to experience "strong ground shaking". The latter is ...

Cayman Islands earthquake: a 4.3 magnitude tremor that tested local emergency systems and led to improved disaster ...