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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Surprisingly, they found that only around 10% of a quake’s energy causes the physical shaking most people associate with ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A 7.8 magnitude undersea earthquake near Russia caused a tsunami scare. Here's why we fear the destructive waves ...