California's San Andreas Fault is capable of triggering a massive earthquake. Here's what to know about this famous location ...

Three tectonic plates meet in the region: that of Naska, South America, and Antarctica. In 1960, the city of Valdivia was flattened by a 9.5 magnitude earthquake, the strongest ever recorded.

Scientists have built a lab model that visually tracks how microscopic contact points between fault surfaces evolve during earthquake cycles, revealing the hidden mechanics behind both the slow ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected seven earthquakes, with the largest measuring ... because it is caught up in the Pacific-North America plate motion,' the site explains.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Lincoln County north of Las Vegas Friday morning. The earthquake shook around 7:16 a.m., per the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...

The number of earthquakes in Central Idaho continues to grow this week, as a significant quake "swarm" has been happening along the Sawtooth Fault. The U-S Geological Survey has recorded upwards ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recorded 53 earthquakes near a well pad in Buffalo Township between April 22 and May 8. Encino Energy halted fracking operations on the wells at the Bears ...

If you live in Atascadero, you might’ve been woken up by a small earthquake Monday morning. Then, about 10 hours later, a similar mild quake hit near the exact same spot. A 2.4-magnitude ...

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported Sunday evening at 11:34 p.m. Pacific time in Long Beach, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred less than a mile from Los Angeles ...