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

Earthquakes are natural phenomena characterized by the sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface. They result from the release of ...

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The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

Thousands of locals and travelers have evacuated the Greek island of Santorini amidst a spike in seismic activity.

"We've put all our mattresses ... Experts also do not know whether this chain of quakes are foreshocks leading up to a large earthquake or their own event. Professor Joanna Faure Walker, an ...

The Greek government has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after a series of powerful earthquakes in the Aegean Sea ...

Despite dozens of minor earthquakes in recent days, Greek scientists have ruled out a massive earthquake hitting Greece's ...