Smaller quakes from secondary faults—which are not included in national seismic hazard modeling—occur more frequently than ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has upped the risk of a megaquake to 1 per cent, compared to 0.1 per cent at other times.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The aftermath of a 2007 earthquake in Folkestone, Kent, that registered a magnitude of at least 4.3 - Edward Thompson/Getty Images ...

The magnitude 4.1 earthquake that stuck after 3 a.m. in the center of Olympic National Park is one of the strongest tests yet of the new ShakeAlert system in Washington. While not considered a ...

The deadliest earthquake in American history struck northern California during the pre-dawn hours on April 18, 1906, a ...

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale was felt in Kolkata on Friday, sending mild tremors across parts of the city. While there were no immediate reports of major damage, the sudden jolt ...

Where were you at 10:54 a.m. on February 28, 2001? At that moment, 25 years ago, there was a whole lotta shaking going on as the Nisqually Earthquake struck western Washington. The 6.8 magnitude quake ...

The 7.2 magnitude earthquake which rocked Haiti on August 14 came a few days after the year anniversary of the 5.1 near Sparta, North Carolina. A few days later a 2.7 magnitude earthquake was felt in ...

Japan, situated on the volatile Ring of Fire, experiences frequent earthquakes, with major events like the 1923 Kanto, 1995 ...