Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder thanks to the U.S.

According to a separate group’s paper published in the same journal, the southern portion of the rupture occurred at an ...

A clip recorded in Myanmar in March reveals a curved path of the fault slip, which can help scientists better understand the ...

Worst Earthquakes in the world: Nature uses earthquakes to remind us who is in charge. The world has seen some of the most catastrophic earthquakes in the past five years, which have destroyed ...

On Boxing Day 2004, those on the coast of South and Southeast Asia were sadly in the path of a destructive force. Ultimately, it claimed the lives of 220,000 people, while injuring thousands more in ...

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

Experts claim that the next big US quake will also occur along the San Andreas fault, where many of the biggest earthquakes in U.S. history have been recorded. In fact, the United States Geological ...

It is the worst earthquake to strike Myanmar, a poor nation of 54.13 million, since 1912, when 7.9-magnitude quake hit, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1991, a 7.0-magnitude quake hit ...

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

It is known as one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Allen also noted the 1868 Hayward Fault earthquake that struck the heart of the Bay Area and killed 30 people.

SEATTLE — Nineteen years ago, the Nisqually earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest causing about $2 billion in damage and injuring over 400 people. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 28, 2001 ...