The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles ...

A notification about a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada near the California border was a false alert, the USGS said ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder – the U.S. Geological Survey is on the case and can almost immediately tell you whether ...

A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near ...

The March 28, 2025, Myanmar earthquake is giving scientists a rare look into how some of the world's most dangerous fault ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and Alaska and calls for people around the Pacific to be on alert ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at earthquakes worldwide. The US Geological Survey describes an earthquake as “the ground shaking caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the ...

Earthquakes are a common occurrence in Hawaii. If you subscribe to emergency, earthquake or volcano notifications, the shaking you feel might be followed by a message summarizing the earthquake. Have ...

A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Japan on Monday, according to the United States ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and Alaska and calls for people around the Pacific to be on alert ...