Early detection of earthquakes could be vastly improved by tapping into the world's internet network with a groundbreaking new algorithm, researchers say. Fiber optic cables used for cable television, ...

A barrage of hundreds of seismic tremors continues in the area, with the strongest reaching 4.5 on the Richter scale at 9:22 AM today, 22 kilometers southwest of Amorgos. The ...

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

Every hour, earthquakes take place somewhere on Earth as tectonic plates gradually move. This movement causes stress to build ...

Seismic upheaval in the Awash Fentale area has uprooted thousands from their homes. It has also raised questions about the ...

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

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

Welcome to your weekly seismic update from across the state, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ...

The Parker Butte earthquake, as it has been renamed, occurred about 7 kilometers deep along the Wabuska Lineament between ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

A period of slow, creeping movement without any shaking may be a necessary prelude to earthquakes, a new study suggests. The research, which was on the fundamentals of how materials rupture ...