A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...

When plates move towards or past each other we can experience earthquakes. Some are barely felt while others can cause destruction on a huge scale. This all depends on the force created when the ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Magnitude is a measurement of the strength of an earthquake. Officially it's called the moment magnitude scale.

Each New England state felt Monday's 3.9-magnitude earthquake, but here's how far the quake was felt across the region.

The Earth's plates will keep moving and earthquakes will continue to occur. All people living in countries affected by earthquakes can do, is be prepared to manage their destructive power.

For a city like that, in a relatively wealthy country like the US, it makes sense to invest significantly in earthquake preparedness. Even if the quake could be predicted precisely and all loss of ...

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New England on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Following is a transcript of the video. Gerardo Suárez: "The ground can open up during an earthquake." Everything disappears in the earth. Earthquakes don't operate like that. "You should always ...

Small earthquakes on Santorini have raised concerns about a volcanic eruption on the Greek island. Experts and civic leaders met at the Greek Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry Wednesday ...