The five largest continental transform earthquakes since 2000 all originated on a branch of the main fault—and two researchers predict that the next great...
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, with strong shaking felt across the area, according to seismologists. There was...
The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according...
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the eastern coast of Russia, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
According to the USGS, the epicenter was...
Most Californians know that sinking feeling.
The ground shakes, jolting you to attention. For a split second, your mind considers the possibilities: A truck driving...
Japan's earthquake scientists say the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake" one day that could kill hundreds of thousands of people—although they stress...
A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there were no...
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines.
The quake hit Mindanao at 10.13am local time on Thursday, and recorded a depth of 626km,...
Earthquakes may betray their impending presence much earlier than previously thought through a variety of anomalies present in the ground, atmosphere and ionosphere that...
The Peach State is not typically a hotbed of seismic activity, but residents in pockets of North Georgia have been feeling some unexpected vibrations...
