The public should prepare survival kits and learn basic earthquake-survival techniques, as earthquake and tsunami risks are ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

There have been no reports of damage however authorities have advised residents to prepare to move to safety if needed.

Tsunami earthquakes are characterized by the generation of disproportionately large tsunamis relative to the observed ground ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday.

Quakes are extremely hard to predict, but in January a government panel marginally increased the probability of a major jolt ...

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit Northern California Monday evening near Los Banos, about 30 miles from San Jose. No damage ...

Scientists reveal that earthquakes generate electricity in quartz, explaining how enormous gold nuggets grow in deep rock ...

Scientists are keeping a close watch on the chances of a megathrust earthquake happening soon. These are the strongest types of quakes, caused when one tectonic plate slides beneath another, and they ...

Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 ...

According to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 02:45 AM UTC, centered approximately ...