If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...

Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question ...

While earthquakes have caused disasters since early California, destruction from wildfires is a modern phenomenon ...

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of how earthquakes can occur 420 miles deep inside Earth, where extreme pressure and heat ...

January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia subduction zone. Centuries later, the ...

A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2025 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event, but triggered by a mineralogical shift in Earth’s mantle.

Researchers have discovered geologic evidence that suggests California is 'peeling apart' deep beneath Earth's surface. This ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Napa, California, in 2014 was only felt around 250 miles from its epicenter, the USGS reported. The reason is that rocks in the eastern U.S. are much older than in ...

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.8-magnitude earthquake southeast of York Harbor, Maine, could be felt in at ...