A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico, centered about 50 miles south-southwest of La Esperanza.

Human activity can cause “healed” faults to release their stored strength, triggering unexpected quakes in tectonically stable regions.

A strong, 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Turkey on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 7:53 p.m. Eastern European time about 7 miles southwest of ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of central Oklahoma late Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck around 10:11 p.m. about 1 mile west-southwest of Durant at a depth ...

A recent study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters is the first to directly link earthquakes to climate change-induced glacial melt. Scientists analyzed 15 years of seismic activity in ...

When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish suddenly. Despite advances in technology, predicting when earthquakes will ...

Heat from the Sun may play a role in triggering quakes here on Earth—a finding that could be used to improve earthquake predictions by factoring in solar forecasts too. This is the conclusion of an ...

Two earthquakes rumbled through the same part of South Carolina overnight, and the seismic activity was only separated by hours and about 7 miles. A 2.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 11:30 p.m.