A significant earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Australia early Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The temblor, which struck at 2:55 a.

"The Bogor earthquake being accompanied by rumbling and booming sounds is a normal occurrence. All very shallow earthquakes ...

The epicenter of the earthquake was on land, precisely 6 kilometers northeast of Padang Panjang, with a depth of 10 ...

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake ripped across central Myanmar, producing one of the world’s largest fault ruptures and causing devastation across Myanmar and nearby regions. Seismologists ...

The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) insists that earthquake forecasting is not possible. Thus, the agency only calculates the probability that a significant earthquake will occur, depicted in a hazard map ...

The epicenter was reported to be near the city of Sagaing, at a depth of six miles, and the heaviest seismic activity ran along ... plotted as points on maps, earthquakes of this size are more ...

Thus, the agency only calculates the probability that a significant earthquake will occur, depicted in a hazard map for ... destructive activity in regions 20 miles away from the epicenter ...

More than 1,600 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and rattled Thailand, but the extent of the casualties is still emerging as crews try to find people who are missing.