As the northern Chilean city of Copiapo was preparing last week to hold earthquake drills, it was hit by a real-life one: a 6 ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

Residents living in Comrie, Perthshire, said a nearby earthquake “felt and sounded like a big explosion” and left houses ...

"When is the next big earthquake coming? Do you know where? When should we get ready?" Goulet, director of the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Science Center in Los Angeles, told USA TODAY.

As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...

As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults.

Q: Why is that? A: A colleague of mine likes to say that the comparison between big and small earthquakes is like the difference between sharks and cows. Think of big earthquakes like sharks and ...