A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

Naples has been rocked by its strongest earthquake in four decades, shaking homes across southern Italy and sparking fears that the nearby Campi Flegrei supervolcano could be reawakening. On ...

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake resonate even 100 years later, experts say.

UC San Diego tests building safety on ‘one of a kind' earthquake simulator The UC San Diego shake table, located on an industrial lot off Pomerado Road, is the only outdoor facility of its kind ...

At 6:48 p.m. on June 23, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province. At the time of the earthquake, a young boy was having a meal with his family. Upon feeling the tremor ...