Other sections of this part of the country are prone to earthquakes, but can expect fewer quakes of smaller magnitude. Below is a map showing the risk of damage by earthquakes for the continental ...

A light, 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Earthquakes have been recorded in almost every part of the state, but there are clusters where they are more common, particularly in West Texas. The region has the most fault zones in the state ...

Earthquakes happen every day all over the world, along both tectonic plate edges and interiors. Earthquakes occur along faults, which are fractures between blocks of rock that allow the blocks to move ...

Multiple tremors were recorded by the USGS over the past week, including one which struck as the Oscars ceremony was underway.

Recent earthquakes in the region may have raised the threat of an earthquake occurring near the Cayman Islands, according to ...