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.

For the first time, scientists have directly observed the movement of a slow earthquake at the bottom of the ocean. These imperceptible events on a human timescale could play a key role in ...

Although they mostly go unnoticed by humans, small earthquakes occur much more frequently than large earthquakes, and knowing ...

What to do when an earthquake strikes. If you find yourself indoors when shaking starts, the first thing you should do is drop, cover and hold on.That often means finding a strong desk or table to ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said it and other agencies were monitoring the situation and would issue additional alerts "as ...

Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) away. Two hard-hit cities in Myanmar ...

Scientists can study earthquake likelihood by recording the history of earthquakes in a location, mapping fault lines and measuring ground temperatures and shifts; but they don’t know when the ...

Hundreds of small earthquakes were detected at Mount Rainier on Tuesday in the largest such swarm at the active stratovolcano since 2009, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The swarm began ...

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Dacono, Colorado, with tremors felt as far as the Denver area. While Colorado experiences earthquakes, they are typically smaller and away from populated areas.

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

Why Redding earthquakes may feel different from Eureka's in Humboldt County. Earthquakes that shake the ground under Redding are a sign of something bigger happening deep below the far Northern ...