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

Wherever you are, drop down to your hands and knees and hold onto something sturdy,” officials say. “If you’re using a wheelchair or walker with a seat, make sure your wh ...

Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced thousands of earthquakes this month while researchers have ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is encouraging everyone in ...

Crews are finishing up digging a 125-foot hole to install a test foundation that they'll use to test the earthquake-resistant ...

A seismologist from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre has said it may take “weeks” to see how the ongoing ...

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

“We are obliged to draw up scenarios for better and for worse regarding the prolonged seismic activity,” Kikilias said during the meeting, which was televised live. Predicting earthquakes is ...

An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.3 rattled ... the island show people waiting in line and boarding a ferry to Piraeus during increased seismic activity in the area. According to Reuters people ...

While Greece is in a highly seismically active area, it's extremely rare for any part of the country to experience such an ...