A third earthquake in less than a week struck Dorchester County early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ...

First global map of mantle earthquakes reveals seismic activity far beneath continents, challenging old ideas about Earth’s ...

For obvious reasons, it would be useful to predict when an earthquake is going to occur. It has long been suspected that ...

A new 3D subsurface model shows how variations in rock strength beneath the Marmara Sea could trigger future large earthquakes along the North Anatolian Fault. The findings improve understanding of ...

Why don't we know when the next big earthquake will hit? There's an explanation for that. Tectonic plates are, like most of us, under a lot of stress and are always in motion. But they move slowly, ...

New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement ...

"The good news about earthquake swarms is they don’t appear to lead to bigger quakes. Not a single one has ever been associated with a major earthquake." ...

“Our research shows that major earthquakes are just as random and unpredictable as smaller ones. The science is blunt: major ...

Over the last few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents.

The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that took place in 2018 on the south flank of Kīlauea on the Island of Hawaiʻi may have stalled ...