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 ...

The vast majority of earthquakes strike inside the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and tectonic activity that wraps ...

What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory.

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

Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in deeper aquifers, according to a new analysis of seismic data ...

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

The Greek authorities have ordered emergency rescue crews to Santorini as a precautionary measure ... and could cause an earthquake above [magnitude] six. We haven’t had the main earthquake ...