To see how a magnitude-9.0 earthquake would rattle the Pacific Northwest, researchers ran 50 virtual simulations on a supercomputer.

New research in Yellowstone National Park has found a connection between earthquake swarms and the chemical reactions needed ...

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 10 a.m. near Basin Butte, about 10 miles northwest of ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said two small earthquakes were recorded near Lynn Saturday evening, the first at 5:20 p.m. and a ...

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.

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

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 stuck Tibet on Sunday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).Sharing the details in a post on X, NCS said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 ...

The quake hit at 12:40 p.m., at a depth of 7.2 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was near Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area, a camping and off-road ...

Belief in “earthquake weather" is common, especially in California, but scientists are clear that there is no such thing.

Two earthquakes struck the San Ramon region Saturday night, just one day after a swarm of six quakes shook the area, authorities said. The first earthquake, a magnitude 3.9, hit at 6:31 p.m., ...

The largest known earthquake to hit the state, with a magnitude of 5.1, occurred in northern Shelby County in 1916, according ...

In China’s Taklimakan Desert, engineers are drilling a scientific well over six miles deep to explore the Earth’s interior ...