A megathrust earthquake is coming for the Pacific Northwest. But new imaging of undersea faults and fractures has given ...

The Mendocino Triple Junction off the coast of Northern California is the point where three tectonic plates meet. A new study reveals at least five moving pieces deep below the Earth's surface make up ...

Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of March 4, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7.

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122 km (75.81 miles). The event underlines the seismic ...

Northwest Louisiana recently experienced a significant earthquake, but just how commons are earthquakes? Movement along ...

— James Webb, Mineral Point, Wis. A Chuck DeMets, professor of geophysics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Most earthquakes occur when a geological fault, a fracture within the Earth’s crust, ...

As the name suggests, an earthquake is an event that causes the earth to shake. In some cases, an earthquake can be so significant that it cracks open the ground, as well as human-made structures such ...

TEXAS, USA — This summer, Texas has registered over 1,000 earthquakes. A few of the stronger ones – Magnitude 4 and above – made headlines in late July. The large number can seem staggering because ...

University of Nevada, Reno faculty can offer expertise regarding earthquakes, simulation, impacts on structures, tectonics and more. Email the University communications team to schedule an interview.

While large earthquakes are uncommon, small tremors do occur in New York. Here's what to know.

Earlier on Saturday, another earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck the region at a depth of 90km.