N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

New research shows that slow, silent stress buildup and fault geometry are crucial in triggering earthquakes A new study has ...

One of the world's most anticipated earthquakes is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in the South Island of New Zealand. The five largest continental transform earthquakes since ...

Three people were hurt. The second earthquake of magnitude 8.0 or above since 1950. It formed a rupture in the ground that spanned 81 kilometres (50 miles). AUG. 15, 1950 Magnitude: 8.6 Epicenter ...

The Karnes County earthquake was the third-strongest recorded in South Texas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Mokhtar Adda-Bedia from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, have unveiled groundbreaking insights into the mechanisms driving frictional rupture and earthquake nucleation. Their study bridges ...

Three people were hurt. The second earthquake of magnitude 8.0 or above since 1950. It formed a rupture in the ground that spanned 81 kilometres (50 miles). One of the strongest earthquakes ...