That was not your imagination. Two earthquakes in less than a week have rattled more than the ground across North Jersey. Whenever an earthquake strikes, many may wonder what caused the earthquake and ...

When it comes to natural or “weather-related hazards”, in Missouri, we think of thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes. But there is one that is less common and lies beneath the surface—earthquakes. The ...

On Wednesday morning (local time), an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of eastern Russia. It was the sixth strongest earthquake on record! The great earthquake triggered tsunami ...

Scientists are investigating the cause of recent regional earthquake activity that affected Kentucky over the weekend. A small 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Nicholasville in the early ...

MIT scientists have unraveled the hidden energy balance of earthquakes by recreating them in the lab. Their findings show that while only a sliver of energy goes into the shaking we feel on the ...

After earthquakes centered in New Jersey rattled parts the New York metropolitan area twice in less than two weeks, a seismologist says it's unlikely a sign of things to come. A 3.0 magnitude ...

New Jersey's most recent 2.7 magnitude Bergen County-centered earthquake didn't much surprise one geologist, who had predicted the Northeast region would be experiencing a period of increased seismic ...

The earthquakes both struck at a shallow depth of approximately 10 kilometers, or about 6 miles below the surface.

Why the ground shakes under Redding and Shasta County, and why it will keep shaking. Why Redding earthquakes may feel different from Eureka's in Humboldt County. Earthquakes that shake the ground ...