Earthquakes happen when the Earth’s crust suddenly shifts. The crust is broken into large pieces called tectonic plates, ...

Earthquakes typically occur along edges of tectonic plates. But their impacts may be felt in a broader region. (AP video ...

Just in case of natural disasters collects valuable data, house and phone numbers, occupants gender, names and age. That information is very valuable to those managing the community but on the hand in ...

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San Ramon sits atop the Calaveras Fault, and for some reason that scientists don't quite understand, tiny earthquakes happen ...

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck of the northeast coast of Japan late Monday. Thereafter, a tsunami of 50 cm was ...

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.

The San Jacinto Fault, considered part of the San Andreas Fault system, has a 5% chance of magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquakes. The line begins at Cajun Pass and runs southeast through San Bernardino, ...

In the latest report prepared by a Japanese government earthquake task force, it was estimated that up to 298,000 people ...

Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the Northern ...

In April 2025, the Main Marmara Fault below the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Türkiye experienced its largest earthquake in ...

Thursday's non-quake highlighted the need for better earthquake-warning tools. Three western states have a system in place, ...