Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

A 2.8 magnitude quake hit East of Amargosa Valley near the highly classified Area 51 base in Nevada, around 50 miles from the ...

Earthquakes in the waters off the Texas coast are more common than most of us realize. Does this mean the Texas coastline is vulnerable for a catastrophic wave?

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in the western Caribbean on Saturday night, prompting a tsunami advisory for the Cayman ...

The quake struck at 6:23 p.m. local time and had a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said. Its epicenter was located 130 miles ...

MEXICO CITY -- A magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and some islands and countries urged people near ...

Experts from UNH explain how rare the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was and the likelihood of significant aftershocks.

The Boston area shook from a rare, but minor, earthquake Monday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey rated the shaking as a magnitude 3.8, downgraded from the initial magnitude of 4.1. It was ...

Did New Jersey just have another earthquake? Numerous New Jersey residents took to social media early Friday afternoon, reporting loud booms, rattling and shaking and wondering whether they were ...

The USGS says the origin was just east of Paramus at 1:02 p.m. Residents in North Jersey reported feeling a major tremor. A 2.4 magnitude earthquake is considered very light. Friday's earthquake was ...